Jane Austen's Juvenilia


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(4.3 stars; 33 reviews)

Before becoming the author of such classics as Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Emma, Jane Austen experimented with various writing styles as a teenager in the early 1790s. This is a collection of her juvenilia, including the epistolary novels Love and Freindship, Lesley Castle, and Lady Susan, as well as her comic History of England and some shorter pieces. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) (5 hr 47 min)

Chapitres

Love and Freindship, Part 1 (Letters 1-9) 24:14 Lu par Claudia Wilson
Love and Freindship, Part 2 (Letters 10-13) 27:05 Lu par Claudia Wilson
Love and Freindship, Part 3 (Letters 14-15) 18:56 Lu par Claudia Wilson
Lesley Castle, Part 1 (Introduction and Letters 1-3) 20:54 Lu par bryan.peterson
Lesley Castle, Part 2 (Letters 4-6) 19:14 Lu par Ric F
Lesley Castle, Part 3 (Letters 7-10) 22:10 Lu par Ric F
The History of England 18:52 Lu par Elizabeth Klett
A Collection of Letters, Part 1 (To Miss Cooper, Letter the First and Letter th… 12:46 Lu par Maria Therese
A Collection of Letters, Part 2 (Letter the Third and Letter the Fourth) 13:41 Lu par Elizabeth Klett
A Collection of Letters, Part 3 (Letter the Fifth and Scraps) 18:05 Lu par Mimi Wang
The Female Philosopher and The First Act of a Comedy 7:48 Lu par Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
A Letter From a Young Lady, A Tour Through Wales, and A Tale 6:38 Lu par Elizabeth Klett
Lady Susan, Part 1 22:22 Lu par Elizabeth Klett
Lady Susan, Part 2 22:40 Lu par Elizabeth Klett
Lady Susan, Part 3 26:40 Lu par Elizabeth Klett
Lady Susan, Part 4 33:23 Lu par Elizabeth Klett
Lady Susan, Part 5 14:51 Lu par Elizabeth Klett
Lady Susan, Part 6 16:58 Lu par Elizabeth Klett

Critiques

Very amusing!


(5 stars)

Having listened to the first of the epistolary novellas- I must say it is very funny, and the delivery well adapted to the material. Almost absurd or surreal in many parts, but delivered with consistent graceful seriousness. I preferred it to Austen's more mature work.


(3.5 stars)

Interesting text and pretty well read, though of course there was some variation for the readers.