Before becoming the author of such classics as Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Emma, Jane Austen experimented with various writing styles as a teenager in the early 1790s. This is a collection of her juvenilia, including the epistolary novels Love and Freindship, Lesley Castle, and Lady Susan, as well as her comic History of England and some shorter pieces. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Love and Freindship, Part 1 (Letters 1-9)
24:14 - Chapter 2
Love and Freindship, Part 2 (Letters 10-13)
27:05 - Chapter 3
Love and Freindship, Part 3 (Letters 14-15)
18:56 - Chapter 4
Lesley Castle, Part 1 (Introduction and Letters 1-3)
20:54 - Chapter 5
Lesley Castle, Part 2 (Letters 4-6)
19:14 - Chapter 6
Lesley Castle, Part 3 (Letters 7-10)
22:10 - Chapter 7
The History of England
18:52 - Chapter 8
A Collection of Letters, Part 1 (To Miss Cooper, Letter the First and Letter the Second)
12:46 - Chapter 9
A Collection of Letters, Part 2 (Letter the Third and Letter the Fourth)
13:41 - Chapter 10
A Collection of Letters, Part 3 (Letter the Fifth and Scraps)
18:05 - Chapter 11
The Female Philosopher and The First Act of a Comedy
07:48 - Chapter 12
A Letter From a Young Lady, A Tour Through Wales, and A Tale
06:38 - Chapter 13
Lady Susan, Part 1
22:22 - Chapter 14
Lady Susan, Part 2
22:40 - Chapter 15
Lady Susan, Part 3
26:40 - Chapter 16
Lady Susan, Part 4
33:23 - Chapter 17
Lady Susan, Part 5
14:51 - Chapter 18
Lady Susan, Part 6
16:58