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Love And Freindship: And Other Early Works

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When this ebook was first loaded, the title was listed as - "Love and Freindship". The preface to this work stated they had not corrected the spelling, punctuation or odd capitalization Austen used in these pieces. I have been told the `i before e' rule was not in place during her time. I am not sure if this is true. She also spells - greif and beleif as such.

This is a great collection of the early writings of Jane Austen. As a writer I LOVED reading her rough ramblings. She played with plot lines and character traits. So this title is not so much a full story but many snippets of ideas or writing practice. Many of the shorts contained are rough and unpolished.

The first section of Love and Friendship is a funny, rambling tale told through letters. Imagine what a soap opera written by Austen would be like and you'll have it. Once you've read this collection I suggest you try Lady Susan. That one is equally as fun.

Love and Friendship is a peek into the working mind of a classic author. We rarely get this opportunity and I encourage you to give these samples a read.

This was...cute. And clever. A collection of the early works of Jane Austen. The Austen fan can see Jane's sharp wit and sense of humor right off the bat. These writings are immature, but impressive for her age. Occasionally the reader catches glimpses of settings or characters that are later used in Austen's 'great' novels.

Recommended only for Jane Austen's loyal readers.

This is an early Jane Austen work, written when she was a teenager and unpublished during her lifetime. It's not a great story, but is a good read for serious Austen fans - you can see her experimenting with the ideas and techniques that she would later use to better effect. The book is a romance told in a series of letters, but mocks many of the conventions of romances.

My main complaint about this particular edition is the typesetting, which is done with unappealing and difficult to read block print. If you're interested, I would recommend that you start with the (free) Kindle version, or look at Love and Freindship: And Other Early Works of Jane Austen (Classic Reprint), which looks like it was typeset more appealingly.

There's a reason this did not appear during the author's lifetime. It was a juvenile piece, never intended for publication outside the family. It's typically self-conscious and very knowing. Written by a teenager, I recommend it only to die-hard Austen fans and scholars, and even we have to admit it's not great work!

When I read this story, I was amazed by the fact that this was written by a teenage.

Although the story does not explore the relationship between love and friendship philosophically and does not teach how to write letters, the story reveals both love and friendship are important.

On the other hand, the story was well plotted, because each letter creates a certain sensation with coincidence. It is worthy reading it because we can learn how to use a few words to describe a person's character so clear.

That Jane, she is such a naughty writer. For those of you who think her the height of Victorian respectability and prudence, delve into the tale where she shows her wickedly funny side.

This is a collection of letters, rather than a traditional novel. She wrote this in notebooks prior to becoming an adult and it reads like the 'rough drafts' it probably was. Actually most of the book reads like a really funny Saturday Night Live skit.

It is a story told through letters about a young couple in love. Naturally, one of them dies and the other is left to carry on in a cruel and wicked world. Sound sad? Not an all! The entire thing is a parody of the sentimentality that was so popular in the novels of the time. A tongue in cheek classic that was delight from the first page.

My book club read this book and most of us liked it. It is a little sappy but sometimes that is just want I want out of a book. The author does a nice job with character development and with drawing you into the story. It you do not like corny love stories then this not the one for you.

I'm a huge Jane Austen fan, and while this work isn't sophisticated, polished, or well-known, it is FANTASTIC. Non-standard use of spelling and grammar aside (it definitely bothered me at first, but as another reviewer mentioned, there weren't many writing "standards" at that time so I had to forgive Ms. Austen and move on), this book has become one of my favorites. It is the creative writing of a talented young author with a fine-tuned sense of humor who hasn't yet mastered her gift. I laughed out loud many times, and I recognized some aspects/characteristics/speech of characters who appeared in some of her later novels. It's definitely worth reading!

Freindship is how Jane Austen spelled it. She wrote it when she was young and it was not published during her lifetime.

I stumbled upon this little treasure after exhaustimg what I had thought were all of Miss Austen's writings. The piece offers a wonderful insight into Miss Austen's sensibilities (if I may...), her intelligence, her sense of humor and her highly commendable lack of reverance for anyone or anything.
I would term this an ESSENTIAL piece of writing to be read only after reading the well known Austen books.
On that note I am off to find her History of England which promises to be equally enertaining.