Love and Friendship: And Other Youthful Writings

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Love and Friendship: And Other Youthful Writings

Austenâ€™s hilarious early stories and sketchesâ€”complete with her delightfully quirky spelling habitsâ€”now collected in one gorgeous clothbound volume, includingÂ Lady Susan, the basis for Whit Stillman's feature filmÂ Love and FriendshipÂ starring Kate Beckinsale andÂ ChloÃ« Sevigny

Jane Austenâ€™s earliest writing dates from when she was just eleven-years-old, and already shows the hallmarks of her mature work. But it is also a product of the times in which she grew upâ€”dark, grotesque, often surprisingly bawdy, and a far cry from the polished, sparkling novels of manners for which she became famous. Drunken heroines, babies who bite off their mothersâ€™ fingers, and a letter-writer who has murdered her whole family all feature in these highly spirited pieces. This edition includes all of Austenâ€™s juvenilia, including her â€œHistory of Englandâ€ and the novella Lady Susan, in which the anti-heroine schemes and cheats her way through high society.Â With aÂ title that captures a young Austenâ€™s original idiosyncratic spelling habits andÂ an introduction by Christine AlexanderÂ that shows how Austen was self-consciously fashioning herself as a writer from an early age, this is a must-have for any Austen lover.
Country USA
Brand Penguin Classics
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780140433340
Color White
ReleaseDate 2015-01-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780140433340

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin Classics
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780140433340
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2015-01-27
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780140433340

Love and Friendship: And Other Youthful Writings

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