Most people think Jane Austen wrote only six novels. Fortunately for us, she wrote several others, though very short ones, while still a young girl. Austen was only twelve or thirteen when she wrote The Beautifull Cassandra, an irreverent and humorous little masterpiece. Weighing in at occasionally misspelled words, it is a complete and perfect novel-in-miniature, made up of a dedication to her older sister Released on: Septem. · It was written by Jane Austen when she was about years-old, and tells the story of a young girl who falls in love with a hat and then proudly goes out in to the world. In this edition the words are accompanied by beautiful pictures, reminiscent of Beatrix Potter, and I have to admit that these are the best part of the book. Jane Austen’s cheeky part ‘novel’ The beautifull Cassandra is dedicated to her elder sister Cassandra. Notions of feminine decorum and restraint go out the window in this comic strip of a story. Fifteen year-old Cassandra, let loose on London, indulges herself to the max. – stealing, eating, adventuring, and finally returning home to her unsuspecting mother, satisfied that, ‘This is a day well .
One of Jane Austen's most charming youthful "novels"-in-miniature—presented in a deluxe illustrated edition that will delight all Austen fansMost people thin. The beautifull Cassandra. a novel in twelve Chapters. dedicated by permission to Miss Austen. Dedication. You are a Phoenix. Your taste is refined, your Sentiments are noble, your Virtues innumerable. Your Person is lovely, your Figure, elegant, your Form, magestic. Your manners, are polished, your Conversation is rational your appearance. Jane Austen's cheeky part 'novel' The beautifull Cassandra is dedicated to her elder sister Cassandra. Notions of feminine decorum and restraint go out the window in this comic strip of a story. Fifteen year-old Cassandra, let loose on London, indulges herself to the max. - stealing, eating, adventuring, and finally returning home to her unsuspecting mother, satisfied that, 'This.
The Beautifull Cassandra (Penguin Little Black Classics) - Kindle edition by Austen, Jane. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Beautifull Cassandra (Penguin Little Black Classics). The Beautifull Cassandra was written by the precocious young Jane Austen, and we thought it might be fun to have this edition reviewed by another precocious young lady of our acquaintance, Miss Emma Carton (and yes, she is named for you-know-who). Miss Carton kindly agreed and provided the following review of this edition of the story, illustrated and with an afterword for young readers, by Juliet McMaster. Jane Austen’s cheeky part ‘novel’ The beautifull Cassandra is dedicated to her elder sister Cassandra. Notions of feminine decorum and restraint go out the window in this comic strip of a story. Fifteen year-old Cassandra, let loose on London, indulges herself to the max. – stealing, eating, adventuring, and finally returning home to her unsuspecting mother, satisfied that, ‘This is a day well spent’.
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