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Love and Friendship: And Other Youthful Writings Hardcover – January 27, 2015

by Jane Austen (Author), Christine Alexander (Editor, Introduction), Coralie Bickford-Smith (Illustrator)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 225 ratings
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Austen’s hilarious early stories and sketches—complete with her delightfully quirky spelling habits—now collected in one gorgeous clothbound volume, including Lady Susan, the basis for Whit Stillman's feature film Love and Friendship starring Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny

Jane Austen’s earliest writing dates from when she was just eleven-years-old, and already shows the hallmarks of her mature work. But it is also a product of the times in which she grew up—dark, grotesque, often surprisingly bawdy, and a far cry from the polished, sparkling novels of manners for which she became famous. Drunken heroines, babies who bite off their mothers’ fingers, and a letter-writer who has murdered her whole family all feature in these highly spirited pieces. This edition includes all of Austen’s juvenilia, including her “History of England” and the novella Lady Susan, in which the anti-heroine schemes and cheats her way through high society. With a title that captures a young Austen’s original idiosyncratic spelling habits and an introduction by Christine Alexander that shows how Austen was self-consciously fashioning herself as a writer from an early age, this is a must-have for any Austen lover.
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    512 pages
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    January 27, 2015
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    8.66 x 5.91 x 0.98 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0140433341
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0140433340
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"The kind of thing any casual Austen lover (which should be all of us, if we are human beings who can read) can leave on his or her coffee table. It’s perfect to pick up at any given moment, flip through and enjoy the page before you, thinking all the while about a teenage girl in the British countryside over 200 years ago, who is still making us crack up with her imagination and wit.”
--Flavorwire

"Finely produced...for anyone languishing with a broken heart there is no better tonic than the comedy - and indeed the cathartic violence - of Jane Austen's youthful writings."
--Times Literary Supplement


"Had she written nothing but these early squibs, the author of “Frederic and Elfrida” might be remembered by a few scholars as a kind of eccentric girl genius—the Stevie Smith of 18th-century fiction. Instead, we have the extraordinary pleasure of seeing the greatest novelist in our language goofing off."
--The Washington Free Beacon

About the Author

JANE AUSTEN (1775–1817) was the seventh child of the rector of the parish. The novels published in Austen’s lifetime include Sense and Sensibility,Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, and Emma. Persuasion and Northanger Abbey were published after her death.

CHRISTINE ALEXANDER is the Scientia Professor of English at the University of New South Wales, and the general editor of the Juvenilia Press.

CORALIE BICKFORD-SMITH is an award-winning designer at Penguin Books (U.K.), where she has created several highly acclaimed series designs. She studied typography at Reading University and lives in London.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Classics; Illustrated edition (January 27, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0140433341
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140433340
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.39 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.66 x 5.91 x 0.98 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775 at Steventon near Basingstoke, the seventh child of the rector of the parish. She lived with her family at Steventon until they moved to Bath when her father retired in 1801. After his death in 1805, she moved around with her mother; in 1809, they settled in Chawton, near Alton, Hampshire. Here she remained, except for a few visits to London, until in May 1817 she moved to Winchester to be near her doctor. There she died on July 18, 1817. As a girl Jane Austen wrote stories, including burlesques of popular romances. Her works were only published after much revision, four novels being published in her lifetime. These are Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma(1816). Two other novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, were published posthumously in 1818 with a biographical notice by her brother, Henry Austen, the first formal announcement of her authorship. Persuasion was written in a race against failing health in 1815-16. She also left two earlier compositions, a short epistolary novel, Lady Susan, and an unfinished novel, The Watsons. At the time of her death, she was working on a new novel, Sanditon, a fragmentary draft of which survives.

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I collect the Penguin clothbound classic books not only for reading but for aesthetic purposes. Anyone who has ever owned a Penguin Clothbound classic knows how delicate the covers are, so I was absolutely thrilled that this book came in almost perfect condition! This is going to look stunning on my bookshelf!
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K. B. A.
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Edition
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2024
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Comfortable to actually read. Well made, and the font is a great size. It's also really pretty!! Happy to finally read an Austen for the first time - it has been way too long!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book
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I collect the Penguin clothbound classic books not only for reading but for aesthetic purposes. Anyone who has ever owned a Penguin Clothbound classic knows how delicate the covers are, so I was absolutely thrilled that this book came in almost perfect condition! This is going to look stunning on my bookshelf!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2022
I collect the Penguin clothbound classic books not only for reading but for aesthetic purposes. Anyone who has ever owned a Penguin Clothbound classic knows how delicate the covers are, so I was absolutely thrilled that this book came in almost perfect condition! This is going to look stunning on my bookshelf!
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Hannah P
4.0 out of 5 stars It’s Jane Austen. What’s not to love?
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2023
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Been reading Jane Austen to my baby while I feed her. Got through all the novels, so this was a logical next step. Really enjoyed reading her earlier work! It’s not as polished, but you can see the trajectory to the novels.

Only con: wish there were notes in a column on the side like the Norton anthologies.
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Jane P. Cox
5.0 out of 5 stars Love and Friendship
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2016
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I love all things Jane Austen. But, I must warn you that after the movie, Love and Friendship, was released this summer, there will forever be a confusion about Love and Friendship and Lady Susan. The movie by the title, Love and Friendship, is from the book, Lady Susan. So, if you want to prepare yourself for the movie, I suggest you read Lady Susan. And, btw, if you don't read it before going to the movie...you will be lost.
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Patrick McGraw
5.0 out of 5 stars A New Definitive Edition?
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2017
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The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen challenges many of R.W. Chapman's reading of the texts based upon newer editorial techniques. Many believe that it is the new definitive edition. While I am not yet ready to totally abandon my Chamber's edition, the Cambridge Edition is a must have for any serious Jane Austen scholar--amateur or professional.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is too cool. They even kept the misspellings of a young ...
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2017
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This is too cool. They even kept the misspellings of a young girl writing for herself and the entertainment of her family.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I had never even heard of this last story by ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2016
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I had never even heard of this last story by Jane Austen, so I was excited to read it! Can't wait for the movie!
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Rosa Isabel
5.0 out of 5 stars Lo primero de Jane Austen
Reviewed in Spain on April 25, 2024
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Es la mejor escritora del mundo, son sus comienzos, las primeras líneas de una joven adorable.
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anjali
1.0 out of 5 stars Not upto collector’s edition standard
Reviewed in India on July 14, 2023
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Since these books are collector’s editions of classics, and the book’s cover was faded and dirty, it does not match the standards. Please keep them neat before selling them
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Nora Walters
5.0 out of 5 stars The Spirit of Austen
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2019
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Austen's 'Juvenilia' is very amusing. it is also wise and observant as Austen fans would expect. I read it in short bursts because the 'plots' are thin and there is no page-turning factor and there are letters and short pieces too. It is a dip into book. I had the impression of a brainy schoolgirl spoofing one of her exam set books for the amusement of her classmates. And yet of course this spoof predates the set text! The characters are the chief delight with embryonic traits of characters -to-come. The chief motivation of all females is to bag a suitable husband and if (as seems to be the case) no such husband is to be found, then an unsuitable one will do. The major factor in suitability is, of course wealth. Yes, it is all very familiar but the comedy is less refined, not vintage Austen but perhaps the distilled spirit simply awaiting a few years to mature and none the less effective in making us smile.
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LittleFlower
5.0 out of 5 stars Bellissimo
Reviewed in Italy on December 16, 2017
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Adoro le edizioni penguin e non potevo non avere tutti i libri di Jane Austen in questa edizione. Qualità ottima, copertina rigida e pagine di ottima carta.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bellissimo
Reviewed in Italy on December 16, 2017
Adoro le edizioni penguin e non potevo non avere tutti i libri di Jane Austen in questa edizione. Qualità ottima, copertina rigida e pagine di ottima carta.
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Helena Mesich
1.0 out of 5 stars not clean
Reviewed in Canada on January 30, 2021
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The white clothbound book arrived with marks and stains.
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