Lesley Castle

by Austen, Jane; Heller, Zoë

• ISBN13: 9781843911159
• ISBN10: 1843911159
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-01
• Publisher: Hesperus Press

Summary

This inspired novella, with its outrageous cast of superficial characters, brilliantly showcases Jane Austen's comic genius. Presented here withA History of EnglandandCatharine.As Miss Margaret Lesley and Miss Charlotte Lutterell divulge their innermost secrets through a series of letters, each reveals where her true priorities lieif a bridegroom is fatally wounded the night before his wedding, the first concern must inexorably be for the luxurious food that will be laid to waste. As one plot gives way to the next, and as the heroines exchange wisdom on adultery, elopement, divorce, and remarriage, they increasingly fall prey to the merciless and lambasting sword of Jane Austen's wit. Author of the masterpiecesPride and PrejudiceandEmma,Jane Austen is one of the world's best-loved novelists.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Lesley Castle	p. 1
The History of England	p. 39
Catharine, or The Bower	p. 57
Notes	p. 111
Biographical note	p. 113
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