Lesley Castle
Publisher: Hesperus Press
Published: 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 113
ISBN-13: 9781843911159
Subjects: 19th century fiction; Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Fiction; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Literature: Classics; Classics; FICTION_HUMOROUS; FICTION_SHORT STORIES (single author); Fiction / Literary; GREAT BRITAIN_SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS_FICTION; Juvenile Fiction / Girls & Women; WOMEN_FICTION
Description: This inspired novella, with its outrageous cast of superficial characters, brilliantly showcases Jane Austen's comic genius. Presented here with A History of England and Catharine. As Miss Margaret Lesley and Miss Charlotte Lutterell divulge their innermost secrets through a series of letters, each reveals where her true priorities lie: if a bridegroom is fatally wounded the night before his wedding, the first concern must inexorably be for the luxurious food that will be laid to waste. As one plot gives way to the next, and as the heroines exchange wisdom on adultery, elopement, divorce, and remarriage, they increasingly fall prey to the merciless and lambasting sword of Jane Austen's wit. Author of the masterpieces Pride and Prejudice and Emma, Jane Austen (1775-1817) is one of the world's best-loved novelists.