Jane Austen : the complete juvenilia
Title
Jane Austen : the complete juvenilia
Creator
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
Contributor
Roy Moore, editor
Description
Following introductory chapters that place these works in the context of Austen's life as an author and the literature of her time, each story/play/skit is presented with explanatory notes and a detailed critical commentary.
Jane Austen probably began writing stories, plays, short sketches and comic essays in late 1786 when she was nearing her twelfth birthday. These were read aloud and perhaps performed in Austen family theatricals at Steventon.Eventually, Jane transcribed the manuscripts of her earliest works into three volumes. These loved note-books were passed to Jane’s elder sister Cassandra upon her untimely death in 1817, and to other family members when Cassandra herself died in 1845.
Not published until the twentieth century, they were greeted with enthusiasm both by scholars and general readers as evidence of the early flowering of Jane Austen’s comic genius.
This edition includes the full text of the juvenilia (every word that Austen wrote in the order that she wrote them) presented in a reader-friendly format.
Jane Austen probably began writing stories, plays, short sketches and comic essays in late 1786 when she was nearing her twelfth birthday. These were read aloud and perhaps performed in Austen family theatricals at Steventon.Eventually, Jane transcribed the manuscripts of her earliest works into three volumes. These loved note-books were passed to Jane’s elder sister Cassandra upon her untimely death in 1817, and to other family members when Cassandra herself died in 1845.
Not published until the twentieth century, they were greeted with enthusiasm both by scholars and general readers as evidence of the early flowering of Jane Austen’s comic genius.
This edition includes the full text of the juvenilia (every word that Austen wrote in the order that she wrote them) presented in a reader-friendly format.
Publisher
Self
Rights
Copyright 2018
Language
English
Format
Book
Type
physical object
Identifier
ISBN: 9781720271604
UPC:
SKU: 2022Wri31
CALL#:
UPC:
SKU: 2022Wri31
CALL#:
Subject
Children's writings.
Youth's writings.
Youth's writings.
Files
Collection
Citation
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817, “Jane Austen : the complete juvenilia,” The Children's Collection, accessed December 24, 2025, https://catalog.thechildrenscollection.org/items/show/117.