This recording includes a selection of Jane Austen's letters, edited by Susan Coolidge and chosen from the collection of Austen's great-nephew, Edward, Lord Brabourne. The letters are mostly addressed to Austen's sister Cassandra, with whom she was very close. There are also some letters written to two of her nieces, Anna Austen Lefroy and Fanny Knight. They include some references to her published work, including Sense and Sensibility (abbreviated "S and S"), Pride and Prejudice (also called First Impressions, or P and P), Mansfield Park ("MP") and Emma. They are also replete with details about her family life, including the extended families and careers of her brothers, James, Edward, Frank, Henry, and Charles. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Preface
11:43 - Chapter 2
Letters 1-3
09:24 - Chapter 3
Letters 4-5
09:41 - Chapter 4
Letters 6-7
11:10 - Chapter 5
Letters 8-10
14:51 - Chapter 6
Letters 11-12
10:56 - Chapter 7
Letters 13-14
14:10 - Chapter 8
Letters 15-16
11:32 - Chapter 9
Letters 17-18
11:34 - Chapter 10
Letters 19-21
10:07 - Chapter 11
Letters 22-23
16:33 - Chapter 12
Letters 24-26
14:50 - Chapter 13
Letters 27-28
16:03 - Chapter 14
Letters 29-30
16:41 - Chapter 15
Letters 31-32
15:46 - Chapter 16
Letters 33-34
13:54 - Chapter 17
Letters 35-36
18:33 - Chapter 18
Letters 37-39
16:58 - Chapter 19
Letters 40-43
11:07 - Chapter 20
Letters 44-45
19:47 - Chapter 21
Letters 46-47
08:57 - Chapter 22
Letters 48-49
24:37 - Chapter 23
Letters 50-51
15:13 - Chapter 24
Letters 52-53
15:23 - Chapter 25
Letters 54-56
11:21 - Chapter 26
Letters 57-59
13:09 - Chapter 27
Letters 60-61
11:14 - Chapter 28
Letters 62-65
13:25 - Chapter 29
Letters 66-68
11:37 - Chapter 30
Letters 69-70
11:16 - Chapter 31
Letters 71-72
11:25 - Chapter 32
Letters 73-78
34:02