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The Letters of Jane Austen

Jane Austen

The letters help to flesh out Austen's character beyond her novels, offering insights into her relationships and the social norms of her time.

"The Letters of Jane Austen" by Jane Austen is a collection of personal letters. The letters help to flesh out Austen's character beyond her novels, offering insights into her relationships and the social norms of her time.

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My dear Cassandra,—I shall be extremely anxious to hear the event of your ball, and shall hope to receive so long and minute an account of every particular that I shall be tired of reading it. Let me know how many, besides their fourteen selves and Mr. and Mrs. Wright, Michael will contrive to place about their coach, and how many of the gentlemen, musicians, and waiters he will have persuaded to come in their shooting-jackets. I hope John Lovett's accident will not prevent his attending the ball, as you will otherwise be[16] obliged to dance with Mr. Tincton the whole evening. Let me know how J. Harwood deports himself without the Miss Biggs, and which of the Marys will carry the day with my brother James.

We were at a ball on Saturday, I assure you. We dined at Goodnestone, and in the evening danced two country-dances and the Boulangeries. I opened the ball with Edward Bridges; the other couples were Lewis Cage and Harriet, Frank and Louisa, Fanny and George. Elizabeth played one country-dance, Lady Bridges the other, which she made Henry dance with her, and Miss Finch played the Boulangeries.

Contents

  1. 01III.
  2. 02IV.
  3. 03V.
  4. 04VI.
  5. 05VII.
  6. 06VIII.
  7. 07IX.
  8. 08X.
  9. 09XI.
  10. 10XII.
  11. 11XIII.
  12. 12XIV.
  13. 13XV.
  14. 14XVI.
  15. 15XVII.
  16. 16XVIII.
  17. 17XIX.
  18. 18XX.
  19. 19XXI.
  20. 20XXII.
  21. 21XXIII.
  22. 22XXIV.
  23. 23XXV.
  24. 24XXVI.
  25. 25XXVII.
  26. 26XXVIII.
  27. 27XXIX.
  28. 28XXX.
  29. 29XXXI.
  30. 30XXXII.
  31. 31XXXIII.
  32. 32XXXIV.
  33. 33XXXV.
  34. 34XXXVI.
  35. 35XXXVII.
  36. 36XXXVIII.
  37. 37XXXIX.
  38. 38XL.
  39. 39XLI.
  40. 40XLII.
  41. 41XLIII.
  42. 42XLIV.
  43. 43XLV.
  44. 44XLVI.
  45. 45XLVII.
  46. 46XLVIII.
  47. 47XLIX.
  48. 48L.
  49. 49LI.
  50. 50LII.
  51. 51LIII.
  52. 52LIV.
  53. 53LV.
  54. 54LVI.
  55. 55LVII.
  56. 56LVIII.
  57. 57LIX.
  58. 58LX.
  59. 59LXI.
  60. 60LXII.

About this edition

Author
Jane Austen
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
171 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers