Love and Freindship

by Jane Austen

Overview

Discover the origins of Jane Austen's trademark wit and biting observations in these early writings.

With the earliest writing dating from when Jane Austen was just eleven, these stories are a fascinating insight into the polished writer she would later become. Readers familiar with Austen will recognize her characteristic wit and observations of manners and money already present, but these stories are more surprising, bawdy and even unpleasant than the novels which would make her famous.

This edition features the two short epistolary novels Love and Freindship and Lady Susan, as well as a scattering of pieces of writing from Austen's juvenile years. This is a fascinating and vital insight into Austen's wider work, whether you are an Austen fanatic or just have a passing knowledge.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781548586850
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	07/04/2017
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.13(d)

About the Author

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 - 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism.
With the publications of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1815), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1818, and began another, eventually titled Sanditon, but died before its completion. Her novels have rarely been out of print, although they were published anonymously and brought her little fame during her lifetime. A significant transition in her posthumous reputation occurred in 1869, fifty-two years after her death, when her nephew's publication of A Memoir of Jane Austenintroduced her to a wider audience.
Austen has inspired a large number of critical essays and literary anthologies. Her novels have inspired many films, from 1940'sPride and Prejudice to more recent productions like Sense and Sensibility (1995) and Love & Friendship (2016).
Jane Austen's use of biting irony, along with her realism and social commentary have earned her great and historical importance to critics and scholars.

Date of Birth:

December 16, 1775

Date of Death:

July 18, 1817

Place of Birth:

Village of Steventon in Hampshire, England

Place of Death:

Winchester, Hampshire, England

Education:

Taught at home by her father