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The Beautifull Cassandra
The Beautifull Cassandra | Jane Austen
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'She has many rare and charming qualities, but Sobriety is not one of them.' A selection of Austen's dark and hilarious early writings - featuring murder, drunkenness, perjury, theft, poisoning, women breaking out of prison, men forging wills and babies biting off their mothers' fingers... Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Jane Austen (1775-1817). Austen's works available in Penguin Classics are Emma, Lady Susan, The Watsons and Sanditon, Love and Freindship and Other Youthful Writings, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.
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TCLinrow
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You can definitely tell that this is her earlier work as it is nowhere near as polished as her more famous works, but it was hilarious and dark and well worth a read.

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Andrea313
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An #assemblage of Little Black Classics. I love these pocket-sized editions! #BeautifulWords
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Leftcoastzen They look so wonderful together! 4y
Andrea313 @Leftcoastzen I have a hard time deciding how to shelve them because I always want to put the Austen and the Brontes in their "author sections"! But I always wind up keeping them together because they make such a cool little library into themselves. 4y
OriginalCyn620 Awesome! 🖤 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love your collection!! 4y
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Brie
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Jane Austen‘s precocious “novel” is complemented wonderfully by the brushstrokes of Leon Steinmetz, while the afterword by Claudia L. Johnson provides a lot of insight into how young Austen was playing with expectations in this short sketch of Cassandra‘s adventures.

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Naz786
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Mehso-so

🌟🌟/5

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Jen2
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Wonderful!!

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AnneCecilie
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Starting book 3 for #24in48

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Adventures_of_a_French_Reader
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A tiny book, but full of delight! It was very entertaining to read some of Jane Austen's early stories.

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AnneCecilie
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Book nr 1.

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LeahBergen
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OHMYGAAAHH, @Mdargusch !!! This wonderful, WONDERFUL surprise just arrived in the post. I opened the top of the envelope, saw Jane‘s head sticking out on the bookmark, and actually shrieked in my silent house. 😂 I love it so much!

I love the Persephone bookmark, the postcard, and the beautiful pattern on the notebook, too. And I haven‘t read these early Austen stories, either!

Thank you SO much for thinking of me on your holiday. 😘😘😘😘

DeborahSmall Gorgeous bookmark! ❤️ 7y
Mdargusch I‘m so glad you like everything! 7y
batsy Lovely! That bookmark ♥️ 7y
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emilyhaldi Such a thoughtful gift!! I bought that little black penguin book when we were at the museum too 😁 chomping at the bit to read it! 7y
LeahBergen @DeborahSmall @batsy Isn‘t it wonderful? ❤️ 7y
Kalalalatja What a lovely gift ❤️❤️ 7y
LeahBergen @Mdargusch I LOVE everything! Thank you so much again. 😘😘 7y
LeahBergen @emilyhaldi Your Mom is the best!!! I was so surprised and thrilled to bits. The book looks like it‘s going to be a hilarious read; I can‘t wait. 😍😍 7y
LeahBergen @Kalalalatja Isn‘t it?? 😍 7y
GypsyKat So sweet! ❤️ 7y
LeahBergen @GypsyKat It is! 😍😍 7y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Thank you so much for thinking of me on your vacation @Mdargusch ❤️❤️ So thoughtful and sweet! I love the beautiful bookmark, postcard and book! I don‘t have any of these!! 📚💗📚💗 Made my day!! I loved seeing your pics! Looks like y‘all had a wonderful time!!

Mdargusch Glad you got them. Enjoy! 😁 7y
minkyb Be still my heart! Wonderful. 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Mdargusch I will thank you!!! 😘😘 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @minkyb ikr!! So sweet! My very first ❤️ I‘m so happy to know such kind and thoughtful people like you guys! 💕 7y
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maich
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jenniferw88
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These are all books I would like to get on/by Jane Austen! #awesomeausten #freespace

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Brie
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Even though this was pulled from Austen's early writings, there were still hints of her future output. Witty, focus on love & marriage, strong female characters. Some unlikely plots including murder and prison breaks!

Andrea4 I've never even heard of this book- interest piqued. 7y
Brie @Andrea4 They're excerpts from a larger work. 7y
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