Love and Freindship (Dramatic Reading)

Love and Freindship is an epistolary novelette written by Jane Austen at the age of fourteen, included in her Juvenilia. Composed of fifteen letters, it follows the protagonist Laura as she recounts her life to her friend Isabel's daughter, satirizing the sentimental novels of the time. Although it was written in the late 18th century, the work showcases Austen's early literary talent and her critique of contemporary romantic tropes. The title features a deliberate spelling error, which has become a notable aspect of the work's identity.