Love and Freindship [sic]
LETTER the FIRST From ISABEL to LAURA
How often, in answer to my repeated intreaties that you would give my Daughter a regular detail of the Misfortunes and Adventures of your Life, have you said "No, my freind never will I comply with your request till I may be no longer in Danger of again experiencing such dreadful ones."
Surely that time is now at hand. You are this day 55. If a woman may ever be said to be in safety from the determined Perseverance of disagreeable Lovers and the cruel Persecutions of obstinate Fathers, surely it must be at such a time of Life. Isabel
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This book is a great sit down book and once your nose is in it then your nose will not want to com out. It is not to long but not to short it was a great reading and hopefully it will be the same for you:)
you know when you lets say go to summer camp and you think your not going to make friends with new people. Well than yo get to camp and you see some nice girl sitting alone so you say hi than a whole friendship starts! my point is read this book and learn how to love your friends. FrIeNdShIp MaKeS ThE WoRlD Go RoUnD!!
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!
Love and Freindship is a great collection of the early writings of Jane Austen. The preface to this work states they have 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.
As a writer I LOVED reading the rough ramblings of Austen. She played with plot lines and character traits. So this title is not so much a full story but many snippets of ideas.
The first section of Love and Freindship is a funny, rambling tale told through letters. Imagine what a soap opera written by Austen would be like and you'll have it.
Freindship is how Jane Austen spelled it. She wrote it when she was young and it was not published during her lifetime.