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ndjrpgs's review against another edition
3.0
It was interesting to discover Jane Austen's mostly juvenile works - the Verses and prayes are dated on a later date. A few I've read before but I didn't have any memory of these works. I didn't LOVE LOVE any of the stories but I had some favourites and then many which were only good or slightly dull. Therefore I can only give 3 stars overall.
My favourites were:
“Frederic and Elfrida” - I honestly can‘t believe what I've just read. What a short „novel“ from Jane Austen. It’s so over the top but so crazy or funny! Lady says yes to marriage to two men and kills herself the next day cause of bad conscience? Let them get married and get this battle of wine or I will kill you? Hilarious! 3.5 stars.
“Henry and Eliza”- Mothers forget they had children, children eat their mothers fingers, lover stealing („we are married and gone”), revenge and much more in only six pages. wow. 4 stars.
“The Visit”- A comedy in 2 acts by JA. I loved reading a play by Jane Austen and wished there would exist a longer piece by her. As usual everyone needs to be married by end. 4.5 stars.
“The Three Sisters” - Supposedly I‘ve read this one many years ago but nothing seemed familiar. Anyhow another unfinished Novel with much potential! Mary is so mean („Oh! when there is so much love on one side there is no occasion for it on the other“, poor Mr. Watts, so old with his 32 years. 3.5 stars.
I really liked “Letter the third. From A young Lady in distress ‘d Circumstances to her freind.” & “A Letter from a Young Lady, whose feelings being too Strong for her Judgement led her into the commission of Errors which her Heart disapproved”. 4 stars.
Jane Austen July 2018: Read something by Jane Austen that is not one of her main six novels.
My favourites were:
“Frederic and Elfrida” - I honestly can‘t believe what I've just read. What a short „novel“ from Jane Austen. It’s so over the top but so crazy or funny! Lady says yes to marriage to two men and kills herself the next day cause of bad conscience? Let them get married and get this battle of wine or I will kill you? Hilarious! 3.5 stars.
“Henry and Eliza”- Mothers forget they had children, children eat their mothers fingers, lover stealing („we are married and gone”), revenge and much more in only six pages. wow. 4 stars.
“The Visit”- A comedy in 2 acts by JA. I loved reading a play by Jane Austen and wished there would exist a longer piece by her. As usual everyone needs to be married by end. 4.5 stars.
“The Three Sisters” - Supposedly I‘ve read this one many years ago but nothing seemed familiar. Anyhow another unfinished Novel with much potential! Mary is so mean („Oh! when there is so much love on one side there is no occasion for it on the other“, poor Mr. Watts, so old with his 32 years. 3.5 stars.
I really liked “Letter the third. From A young Lady in distress ‘d Circumstances to her freind.” & “A Letter from a Young Lady, whose feelings being too Strong for her Judgement led her into the commission of Errors which her Heart disapproved”. 4 stars.
Jane Austen July 2018: Read something by Jane Austen that is not one of her main six novels.
galpalkirk's review against another edition
4.0
no offense but Jane Austen is the funniest person to have ever lived
jamyyc's review against another edition
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reviews for other Jane Austen books:
❧ Pride and Prejudice (5 stars)
❧ Sense and Sensibility (3 stars)
❧ Emma (4 stars)
❧ Northanger Abbey (4 stars)
❧ Mansfield Park (3 stars)
❧ Persuasion (4 stars)
reviews for other Jane Austen books:
❧ Pride and Prejudice (5 stars)
❧ Sense and Sensibility (3 stars)
❧ Emma (4 stars)
❧ Northanger Abbey (4 stars)
❧ Mansfield Park (3 stars)
❧ Persuasion (4 stars)
ladyhighwayman's review against another edition
3.0
A great collection of 'early' Jane. These make her known novels look tame as far as subject matter.
bellyofthefish's review against another edition
5.0
Potentially the weirdest stuff I've ever read. I loved it.
alyce6d980's review against another edition
2.0
This is the only Jane Austen book that I've struggled with. Collecting the first three volumes of her writing, this work predates any of Jane's published pieces. Her young age is obvious: they're very immature, tongue-in-cheek pieces, with more death and destruction than you can probably comprehend.
That signature societal critique is front and centre, but it's drowned under the noise of the over the top characters. It's interesting to see how Jane's writing started out, but it's definitely not an essential read.
That signature societal critique is front and centre, but it's drowned under the noise of the over the top characters. It's interesting to see how Jane's writing started out, but it's definitely not an essential read.
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