Love and Freindship

By Jane Austen

Written in epistolary form, “Love and Freindship” - the misspelling is one of many in the story - is clearly a parody of romantic novels Austen read as a child; the novel resembles a fairy tale as much as anything else, featuring wild coincidences and turns of fortune, but Austen is determined to lampoon the conventions of romantic stories, right down to the utter failure of romantic fainting spells, which always turn out dreadfully for the female characters. In this story one can see the development of Austen’s sharp wit and disdain for romantic sensibility, so characteristic of her later novels.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jan 1, 2013
• ISBN: 9781291269901

Jane Austen

Jane Austen nació en 1775 en Steventon (Hampshire), séptima de los ocho hijos del rector de la parroquia. Educada principalmente por su padre, empezó a escribir de muy joven, para recreo de la familia, y a los veintitrés años envió a los editores el manuscrito de La abadía de Northanger, que fue rechazado. Trece años después, en 1811, conseguiría publicar Juicio y sentimiento, a la que pronto seguirían Orgullo y prejuicio (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) y Emma (1816), que obtuvieron un gran éxito. Después de su muerte, acaecida prematuramente en 1817, y que le impidió concluir su novela SanditonLa abadía de Northanger, Persuasión (1818). Satírica, antirromántica, profunda y tan primorosa como mordaz, la obra de Jane Austen nace toda ella de una inquieta observación de la vida doméstica y de una estética necesidad de orden moral. «La Sabidu-ría –escribió una vez- es mejor que el Ingenio, y a la larga tendrá sin duda la risa de su parte.»

Reviews for Love and Freindship

[danielstj · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This is some early writing from Jane Austen that, nonetheless, still shows how she was developing her skills and becoming a better storyteller in her own right. The main novel is a series of letters from two women to one another that deal with the themes of marriage, families, and unhappiness. The other pieces are more whimsical and there is even a small piece on the history of England. Overall, it is a surprisingly readable and interesting collection that should be read for those interested in Austen or classical literature.3 stars.

[intemerata · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Hilariously terrible, and really rather charming. So dramatic and overwrought, and oh my goodness the spelling! Only of interest to Austen completists, but hey, it made me laugh out loud on public transport, so I can't hate it...