The Beautifull Cassandra
The Beautifull Cassandra by Jane Austen is a collection of the author’s early writings, published by Penguin Books in 2015. This UK edition spans 64 pages and is presented in English. The book showcases a selection of Austen’s darkly humorous narratives, featuring themes of murder, drunkenness, and various forms of mischief, all delivered with her characteristic wit.
Readers will encounter a range of stories that highlight the absurdities of life, including women escaping from prison and men engaging in forgery. This edition is part of the Little Black Classics series, which celebrates the diversity of Penguin Classics. The collection reflects Austen’s early exploration of fiction, blending elements of comedy and satire in a manner that remains engaging and thought-provoking.
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‘She has many rare and charming qualities, but Sobriety is not one of them.’
A selection of Austen’s dark and hilarious early writings – featuring murder, drunkenness, perjury, theft, poisoning, women breaking out of prison, men forging wills and babies biting off their mothers’ fingers…
Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin’s 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.
Jane Austen (1775-1817). Austen’s works available in Penguin Classics are Emma, Lady Susan, The Watsons and Sanditon, Love and Freindship and Other Youthful Writings, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.
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