Love and Friendship (aka 'Love and Freindship')

Jane Austen wroteLove and Friendship(originally spelledLove and Freindship[sic]) when she was just 14 years old. The three notebooks that contain her early works, including this story, are currently on display at the Bodleian Library and the British Museum. Taking the form as letters written by the heroine to the daughter of her friend, this story resembles a fairy tale that lampoons the conventions of romantic stories at the time.Read more