One abandoned, one unfinished, these short works show Austen equally at home with romance (a widowed clergyman with four daughters must needs be in search of a husband or two in The Watsons) and with social change (a new, commercial seaside resort in Sanditon). Typically touching, funny, charming and sharp.
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"A beautiful little collection of minor and unfinished works by Jane. It's fun to see how she tried to play with different ways of writing. And also nice to know she settled on a slightly different way of writing." — Jaime (4 out of 5 stars)
"A beautiful little collection of minor and unfinished works by Jane. It's fun to see how she tried to play with different ways of writing. And also nice to know she settled on a slightly different way of writing."
" A charming book detailing the duplicitous behaviour of a self serving and self centred woman. One cannot feel any sentiment for her at any time and yet she provides great entertainment. "
" short stories wrote in letters. it really gives a sense of what exactly life was life in that time period. "
" Lady Susan is a short story by Jane Austen that I felt was lackluster. The Watsons and Sanditon had more potential, but unfortunately, they were unfinished when Austen died. "
" Jane Austen never disappoints! I only wish she had finished these stories, because they left me wishing for more! "
" This is going back on my to-read shelf. The Pgh Jane Austen group is starting "neighborhood" reading groups, and I am heading up the North area. I have only read these fragments once, but look forward to another reading and some lively discussion. "
" this was my first Jane Austin, and I really enjoyed it. "
" Out of all Jane Austin books, I didn't like this one at all. She was very selfish and just not what I expected but still a good story, just didn't like it compared to the other Jane Austin stories. "
" I did not care for Lady Susan. The Watsons was my favorite and I wish Jane could have finished it. Sanditon was okay, better than Lady Susan, but not as good as The Watsons. "
" I actually loved Lady Susan. I thought it was a great epistolary! "
" Jane Austen's regular genius but unfinished! So a little frustrating. "
" A nice collection of Jane Austen's unfinished/unpublished works. Always lovely to curl up with Austen. The introduction by Margaret Drabble was very enlightening and added a lot to my enjoyment of the text. "
" Let's face it, I love everything the woman wrote. These are three books Austen never finished. But the main plots are there and I still enjoyed them. "
" These stories were interesting, from a historical perspective. They're Austen's earliest or incomplete works, and they give some insight into the progression of her style. Not riveting, especially, but interesting. "
" Lady Susan is a must read! "
" We only read Sanditon for school. Someday I will read the others. I liked Jane's veiled sarcasm--we kept marking humorous places that we wanted to come back to. Someday I might read the 'finished' version by a modern author. "
" I stared reading Jane Austen's book after I found a book '' becoming Jane Austen '' then I started to read all of her book I bought the whole collection! "
" Lady Susan was a horrible woman and I spent the entire book being irritated at her, but I suppose this was the objective. Very compelling. "
" They each have a very unique style, though I did not feel "Sanditon" was on quite the same level as "Lady Susan" or "The Watsons," which I do wish had been finished, whereas it felt as not a very deep loss that Sanditon was not. "
" The Watsons has one of my favorite scenes in Jane Austen. I think Emma Watson should play....Emma Watson! I didn't reread Lady Susan, blah! "
" Since it is our namesake, I felt I should read "The Watsons". The project was abandoned, for obvious reasons... not one of Jane's best works, but still fun to read and see her progression. "
" These stories aren't Jane's best but they are small endeavors and The Watsons was not completed. I was entertained the most by Lady Susan. All the same, it was okay. "
" Three works in one, unpublished in Jane Austen's lifetime, and unfinished. Cleverly written with good characters; fascinating from social history point of view, but disappointing that they were not completed. "
Jane Austen (1775–1817) is considered by many scholars to be the first great woman novelist. Born in Steventon, England, she later moved to Bath and began to write for her own and her family’s amusement. Her novels, set in her own English countryside, depict the daily lives of provincial middle-class families with wry observation, a delicate irony, and a good-humored wit.
Anna Bentinck is a British actress who trained at Arts Educational Schools and has worked extensively for BBC Radio. Winner of four AudioFile Earphones Awards, she has provided voices for many audiobooks and such animated series as 64 Zoo Lane. Her film credits include Alice in Wonderland and To the Devil a Daughter.
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