Love and Freindship, and Other Early Works
This book draws together some of Jane Austen's earliest literary efforts. It includes "Love & Freindship" and "Lesley Castle" both told through the medium of letters written by the characters. It also contains her wonderful "History of England" and a "Collection of Letters" and lastly a chapter containing "Scraps".
In these offerings, we may see the beginnings of Miss Austen's literary style. We may also discern traces of characters that we encounter in her later works. G. K. Chesterton in his preface, for example, says of a passage in Love and Freindship; "... is there not the foreshadowing of another and more famous father; and do we not hear for a moment, in the rustic cottage by the Uske, the unmistakable voice of Mr. Bennet?" These works are certainly worth exploring for their own sakes and not simply as historical relics.
- Summary by Noel Badrian
Genre(s): Epistolary Fiction, General Fiction, Short Stories
Language: English
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 00 | Preface by G. K. Chesterton | NoelBadrian |
00:16:22 |
Play 01 | Love and Freindship - Letters 1 to 9 | NoelBadrian |
00:31:07 |
Play 02 | Love and Freindship - Letters 10 to 13 | NoelBadrian |
00:32:13 |
Play 03 | Love and Freindship - Letters 14 and 15 | NoelBadrian |
00:21:54 |
Play 04 | Lesley Castle - Letters 1 to 3 | NoelBadrian |
00:24:05 |
Play 05 | Lesley Castle - Letters 4 to 6 | NoelBadrian |
00:21:59 |
Play 06 | Lesley Castle - Letters 7 to 10 | NoelBadrian |
00:26:40 |
Play 07 | The History of England | NoelBadrian |
00:26:15 |
Play 08 | Collection of Letters - Letters 1 to 3 | NoelBadrian |
00:26:03 |
Play 09 | Collection of Letters - Letters 4 and 5 | NoelBadrian |
00:25:42 |
Play 10 | Scraps | NoelBadrian |
00:17:02 |