Love and Freindship: And Other Youthful Writings | 
#Pemberlittens Jane and I had a lovely tea break yesterday. We joined in Virtual Book Club: Teenage Writings hosted by Jane Austen's House. 💙
*Next Virtual Book Club is Thu Mar 14. Lady Susan will be discussed. You can book tickets here:
https://janeaustens.house/visit/whats-on/
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pickIt was like reading a blog or a journal. I enjoyed the dramatics of it all.
"Run mad as often as you choose;but do not faint"
Sophia
pickSpent the last hour chortling on the couch — much to my pups‘ continued annoyance — as I read this one.
A quick lil‘ epistolary novella written by Jane Austen when she was just 14, her wit and humor are on ready display here as she pokes fun at some of the absurd, overly-romantic tropes popular in stories at the time.
Favorite part was this sage deathbed advice:
Beware of swoons…
Run mad as often as you choose; but do not faint.
Day 8: #Friendship (or “freindship”, according to Jane‘s spelling 😉)
Love and Freindship is an epistolary novel written by Austen in her teens for the amusement of her family.
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pickJane Austen must have been such a fun kid! Joyful, witty, observant (of both people and literary fashions), and wise.
pickFascinating and entertaining! It was so interesting to see Austen's writing develop. I think a lot of these early writings were so funny. Some definitely read like stories a kid or young teenager would make up and I found myself laughing out loud. I also really enjoyed Lady Susan. I thought she was a fun character until about the halfway point but overall, I still enjoyed this early Austen novel. I especially recommend this to Austen fans.
The final installment in my Jane Austen Binge Read!
Look, I have such wonderful friends. A package from a dear friend here in Germany and a package from my dear Litsy friend @Simona.
Simona, I had a sneak peek inside and had tears in my eyes just because you chose to wrap everything in my favourite colour.
Will open it all on Saturday, when I get a chance before or after my trip to Hamburg.
Thank you dear friend. You've made me feel so cherished.
#Love
This short epistolary novel (part of Jane Austen‘s juvenilia) was written for the amusement of her family when she was fourteen years old.
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pickThank you so much to my #summersantagoespostal for gifting me this book off my TBR list. As is the standard for Austen, this was fun and witty. Laura is a middle aged widow recounting her brief marriage and its aftermath in a series of letters to her friend's daughter.
I went ahead and signed up for #24in48. I truly don't know that I'll get in much reading time but I figured why not sign up and see. I'm out of town so here are the books I packed. What is everyone else looking forward to reading?
Yesterday was my birthday and I actually got books! This is a set I've had on my wish list for a long time and will replace a few I have in crappy editions. I really hate the spelling of this volume and thought it was a typo but it's on purpose! (1/2)
"Will you favour me with your Life and Adventures?"
Why is this line not more popular?! Love it! #readwomen #classics
pickWell this was interesting. It is definitely different from Austen's novels, but it was funny, entertaining, and unexpected. I very much enjoyed it!
Run mad as often as you choose, but do not faint!
Ok, I'm not reading this--I'm taking a break from my #HelloOctober reading and since my husband is out of town, my daughter and I are watching this with dinner. Sadly, I don't like reading Austen but I do enjoy the movies.
Finally catching this before it leaves theatres!
Fun Friday Photo! My fluffy cat with a collection of Jane Austen's minor works, including the basis of the film Love and Friendship. I loved the film, so I think it's time for a re-read of this volume.
