In Her Own Hand series boxed set
In Her Own Hand series boxed set by Jane Austen, published by National Geographic Books on November 11, 2014, is a collection that presents all three volumes of Austen’s early manuscripts in beautiful facsimile editions. These volumes, created during her teenage years, showcase her early stories, playlets, verses, and moral fragments, reflecting her development as a writer. The boxed set allows readers to explore Austen’s initial forays into storytelling, capturing her humor and skill in language as she parodied the popular narratives of her time.
This edition includes transcriptions by R. W. Chapman, first recorded in 1953, and offers a unique glimpse into Austen’s creative process. Readers will find the original handwriting of the author, providing an intimate connection to her work. The collection encompasses themes relevant to literary studies, particularly focusing on women authors and European literature. With a total of 784 pages, this boxed set serves as a valuable resource for those interested in the early literary contributions of Jane Austen and the context in which she wrote.
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For the first time, all three volumes of Jane Austen’s brilliant early manuscripts are available in beautiful facsimile editions.
Forever immortalized as the author of Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen actually produced her first “books” as a teenager. Taking their names from the inscriptions on their covers—Volume the First, Volume the Second, and Volume the Third—these brilliant little collections include the stories, playlets, verses, and moral fragments she wrote likely from the ages of twelve to eighteen.
As a young author, Jane Austen delighted in language, employing it with great humor and surprising skill. She was adept at parodying the popular stories of her day and entertained her readers with outrageous plot lines and characters. Kathryn Sutherland, in her introductions, places Austen’s earliest works in context and explains how she mimicked even the style and manner in which this contemporary popular fiction was presented and arranged on the page.
None of her six famous novels survives in complete manuscript form. This is a unique opportunity to own likenesses of Jane Austen’s notebooks as originally written—in her own hand.
The In Her Own Hand series boxed set contains facsimile editions of Jane Austen’s fiction, in her handwriting. The books include transcriptions by R. W. Chapman first recorded in 1953.
In Her Own Hand boxed set of all three volumes includes:
Volume the First
Volume the Second
Volume the Third
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