![]() ![]() Laura’s story begins with a knock on the door. The story unfolds within a series of letters from Laura to her friend’s daughter, Marianne, outlining her life story in the hopes that Marianne will learn some valuable lessons. Their irrational thoughts and deeds are ruled by emotions alone, and even those are uncommonly silly. If they have any brains, they don’t use them. Ok, so I did mention that the characters are ridiculous, right? I meant it. This epistolary tale can be read for free, on, here. Perhaps that entertainment factor is why the story is so outlandish and the characters so ridiculous–I can only begin to imagine the laughter it caused. It was one of her early attempts at writing, and is one of many stories she wrote to entertain her family. Love and Freindship is a lovely gem unlike any of Austen’s full-length novels. Each item on my reading list was assigned to a playing card, and every Friday I picked a card at random to choose my weekly read. ![]() ![]() This essay was part of the 2016 Deal Me In Reading Challenge, where I read a short story, essay, or poem every single week. ![]()
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