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Love and Freindship [sic] is a melodramatic epistolary novelette written by Jane Austen when she was fourteen years old. Although the novels Austen became known for were not published until she was in her thirties, she was an active writer from the age of twelve, frequently composing epistolary works such as Love and Freindship. Austen eventually compiled 29 of her early writings in three notebooks that became known as the Juvenilia and that she called “Volume the First”, “Volume the Second”, and “Volume the Third”, including Love and Freindship in “Volume the Second”. Love and Freindship is set contemporaneously to Austen’s writing and consists of a series of fifteen letters, most of which are written from the perspective of the protagonist, Laura, who recounts her extraordinary personal history to her friend Isabel’s daughter. The novel satirizes sentimental novels, which were a popular genre at the time. Austen’s early works are frequently published with the original spelling errors unaltered, a practice that is particularly conspicuous in the case of Love and Freindship because of the spelling error in the title. Austen dedicated this novelette to her cousin Eliza de Feuillide, who is believed by literary critics to have inspired multiple characters in Austen’s writings, including the titular character in the novel Lady Susan. In 2016, Lady Susan was adapted into a film that borrowed the title Love &amp; Friendship, albeit with the spelling corrected. - Summary by David Purdy Cast List: Laura: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17841" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Irene Rubio</a> Sophia: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11084" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Devorah Allen</a> Edward Lindsay: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Larry Wilson</a> Isabel: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17928" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">rosefiasco</a> Augusta: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13140" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jenn Broda</a> Gustavus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10789" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tomas Peter</a> Polydore: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10542" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">David Purdy</a> Claudia: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15644" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Michelle Purdy</a> Sir Edward: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13577" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Adrian Stephens</a> Augustus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17752" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">redrun</a> Philippa: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/18293" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Norah Nelson</a> Lord St. Clair: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4705" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Algy Pug</a> Janetta: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17923" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">deaspoke</a> MacDonald: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ToddHW</a> Servant: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Greg Giordano</a> Postilion: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11395" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rich Brown</a> Innkeeper: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15042" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Payton</a> Narrator: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/16205" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">James R. Hedrick</a>

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Love and Freindship [sic] is a melodramatic epistolary novelette written by Jane Austen when she was fourteen years old. Although the novels Austen became known for were not published until she was in her thirties, she was an active writer from the age of twelve, frequently composing epistolary works such as Love and Freindship. Austen eventually compiled 29 of her early writings in three notebooks that became known as the Juvenilia and that she called “Volume the First”, “Volume the Second”, and “Volume the Third”, including Love and Freindship in “Volume the Second”.Love and Freindship is set contemporaneously to Austen’s writing and consists of a series of fifteen letters, most of which are written from the perspective of the protagonist, Laura, who recounts her extraordinary personal history to her friend Isabel’s daughter. The novel satirizes sentimental novels, which were a popular genre at the time. Austen’s early works are frequently published with the original spelling errors unaltered, a practice that is particularly conspicuous in the case of Love and Freindship because of the spelling error in the title. Austen dedicated this novelette to her cousin Eliza de Feuillide, who is believed by literary critics to have inspired multiple characters in Austen’s writings, including the titular character in the novel Lady Susan. In 2016, Lady Susan was adapted into a film that borrowed the title Love & Friendship, albeit with the spelling corrected. - Summary by David PurdyCast List:Laura: Irene RubioSophia: Devorah AllenEdward Lindsay: Larry WilsonIsabel: rosefiascoAugusta: Jenn BrodaGustavus: Tomas PeterPolydore: David PurdyClaudia: Michelle PurdySir Edward: Adrian StephensAugustus: redrunPhilippa: Norah NelsonLord St. Clair: Algy PugJanetta: deaspokeMacDonald: ToddHWServant: Greg GiordanoPostilion: Rich BrownInnkeeper: John PaytonNarrator: James R. Hedrick

Love and Freindship [sic] is a melodramatic epistolary novelette written by Jane Austen when she was fourteen years old. Although the novels Austen became known for were not published until she was in her thirties, she was an active writer from the age of twelve, frequently composing epistolary works such as Love and Freindship. Austen eventually compiled 29 of her early writings in three notebooks that became known as the Juvenilia and that she called “Volume the First”, “Volume the Second”, and “Volume the Third”, including Love and Freindship in “Volume the Second”. Love and Freindship is set contemporaneously to Austen’s writing and consists of a series of fifteen letters, most of which are written from the perspective of the protagonist, Laura, who recounts her extraordinary personal history to her friend Isabel’s daughter. The novel satirizes sentimental novels, which were a popular genre at the time. Austen’s early works are frequently published with the original spelling errors unaltered, a practice that is particularly conspicuous in the case of Love and Freindship because of the spelling error in the title. Austen dedicated this novelette to her cousin Eliza de Feuillide, who is believed by literary critics to have inspired multiple characters in Austen’s writings, including the titular character in the novel Lady Susan. In 2016, Lady Susan was adapted into a film that borrowed the title Love &amp; Friendship, albeit with the spelling corrected. - Summary by David Purdy Cast List: Laura: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17841" rel="noopener noreferrer">Irene Rubio</a> Sophia: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11084" rel="noopener noreferrer">Devorah Allen</a> Edward Lindsay: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425" rel="noopener noreferrer">Larry Wilson</a> Isabel: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17928" rel="noopener noreferrer">rosefiasco</a> Augusta: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13140" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jenn Broda</a> Gustavus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10789" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tomas Peter</a> Polydore: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10542" rel="noopener noreferrer">David Purdy</a> Claudia: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15644" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michelle Purdy</a> Sir Edward: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13577" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adrian Stephens</a> Augustus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17752" rel="noopener noreferrer">redrun</a> Philippa: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/18293" rel="noopener noreferrer">Norah Nelson</a> Lord St. Clair: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4705" rel="noopener noreferrer">Algy Pug</a> Janetta: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17923" rel="noopener noreferrer">deaspoke</a> MacDonald: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754" rel="noopener noreferrer">ToddHW</a> Servant: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011" rel="noopener noreferrer">Greg Giordano</a> Postilion: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11395" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rich Brown</a> Innkeeper: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15042" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Payton</a> Narrator: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/16205" rel="noopener noreferrer">James R. Hedrick</a>

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