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Love and Freindship [Sic]

Jane Austen

Composed when Austen was just fourteen years old, this epistolary tale brilliantly parodies the romantic novels of sensibility popular in her era.

"Love and Freindship" [sic] by Jane Austen is a juvenile story. Composed when Austen was just fourteen years old, this epistolary tale brilliantly parodies the romantic novels of sensibility popular in her era.

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One Evening in December as my Father, my Mother and myself, were arranged in social converse round our Fireside, we were on a sudden greatly astonished, by hearing a violent knocking on the outward door of our rustic Cot.

My Father started—“What noise is that,” (said he.) “It sounds like a loud rapping at the door”—(replied my Mother.) “it does indeed.” (cried I.) “I am of your opinion; (said my Father) it certainly does appear to proceed from some uncommon violence exerted against our unoffending door.” “Yes (exclaimed I) I cannot help thinking it must be somebody who knocks for admittance.”

“That is another point (replied he;) We must not pretend to determine on what motive the person may knock—tho’ that someone does rap at the door, I am partly convinced.”

Here, a 2d tremendous rap interrupted my Father in his speech, and somewhat alarmed my Mother and me.

“Had we better not go and see who it is? (said she) the servants are out.” “I think we had.” (replied I.) “Certainly, (added my Father) by all means.” “Shall we go now?” (said my Mother,) “The sooner the better.” (answered he.) “Oh! let no time be lost” (cried I.)

A third more violent Rap than ever again assaulted our ears. “I am certain there is somebody knocking at the Door.” (said my Mother.) “I think there must,” (replied my Father) “I fancy the servants are returned; (said I) I think I hear Mary going to the Door.” “I’m glad of it (cried my Father) for I long to know who it is.”

Contents

  1. 01Love and Freindship
  2. 02Letter the First From Isabel to Laura
  3. 03Letter 2nd Laura to Isabel
  4. 04Letter 3rd Laura to Marianne
  5. 05Letter 4th Laura to Marianne
  6. 06Letter 5th Laura to Marianne
  7. 07Letter 6th Laura to Marianne
  8. 08Letter 7th Laura to Marianne
  9. 09Letter 8th Laura to Marianne, in continuation
  10. 10Letter the 9th From the same to the same
  11. 11Letter 10th Laura in continuation
  12. 12Letter 11th Laura in continuation
  13. 13Letter the 12th Laura in continuation
  14. 14Letter the 13th Laura in continuation
  15. 15Letter the 14th Laura in continuation
  16. 16Letter the 15th Laura in continuation.
  17. 17Lesley Castle an Unfinished Novel in Letters
  18. 18Lesley Castle
  19. 19Letter the First is from Miss Margaret Lesley to Miss Charlotte Lutterell
  20. 20Letter the Second From Miss C. Lutterell to Miss M. Lesley in answer.
  21. 21Letter the Third From Miss Margaret Lesley to Miss C. Lutterell
  22. 22Letter the Fourth From Miss C. Lutterell to Miss M. Lesley
  23. 23Letter the Fifth Miss Margaret Lesley to Miss Charlotte Lutterell
  24. 24Letter the Sixth Lady Lesley to Miss Charlotte Lutterell
  25. 25Letter the Seventh From Miss C. Lutterell to Miss M. Lesley
  26. 26Letter the Eighth Miss Lutterell to Mrs Marlowe
  27. 27Letter the Ninth Mrs Marlowe to Miss Lutterell
  28. 28Letter the Tenth From Miss Margaret Lesley to Miss Charlotte Lutterell
  29. 29The History of England
  30. 30From the Reign of Henry the 4Th to the Death of Charles the 1St
  31. 31A Collection of Letters
  32. 32To Miss Cooper
  33. 33A Collection of Letters
  34. 34Letter the First From a Mother to her Freind.
  35. 35Letter the Second From a Young Lady crossed in Love to her freind
  36. 36Letter the Third From a Young Lady in distressed Circumstances to her freind
  37. 37Letter the Fourth From a Young Lady rather impertinent to her freind
  38. 38Letter the Fifth From a Young Lady very much in love to her Freind
  39. 39Scraps
  40. 40The Female Philosopher
  41. 41A Letter
  42. 42The First Act of a Comedy
  43. 43A Letter from a Young Lady, whose feelings being too strong for her Judgement led her into the commission of Errors which her Heart disapproved.
  44. 44A Tour Through Wales— in a Letter from a Young Lady—
  45. 45A Tale.

About this edition

Author
Jane Austen
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Advanced: for close, demanding reading
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
137 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers