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The Letters of Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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Publisher's Summary
“I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.”
Jane Austen at her witty, observant, intelligent, and sympathetic best, in this collection of her letters written to family and friends.
Compiled by her niece Fanny Knight’s son Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen (the first Baron Brabourne), and edited by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, this collection includes a preface written by the editor and notes from Lord Brabourne. It was originally published in 1892.
The cover art includes a sketch of Jane Austen by her sister Cassandra, to whom most of her letters are addressed, and an image of her handwriting. This edition of The Letters of Jane Austen was published in 1908 and is in the public domain.
Originally published in 1908.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-03-2024
JA's clever turns of phrase.
I liked the pace and the ironic intonation of the narrator. Jane Austen is an acute observer of character, appreciator of the satirical side of life, and a genius at expressing it.
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