Love and Freindship, and Other Early Works

Jane Austen (1775 - 1817)

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
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