

Through a series of letters, follow the conversations and musings of Miss Margaret Lesley and Miss Charlotte Lutterell. Penned when Austen was just 14 years old and unfinished at the time of her death, Lesley Castle introduces the engaging...

Through a series of letters, follow the conversations and musings of Miss Margaret Lesley and Miss Charlotte Lutterell. Penned when Austen was just 14 years old and unfinished at the time of her death, Lesley Castle introduces the engaging...


Jane Austen, one of the nation's most beloved authors, whose face adorns our currency, surely needs no introduction, but while many are familiar with her groundbreaking novels, few have come across her short parody of the epistolary novel, Lesley Castle. Written when Austen was...


Lesley CastleJane Austen My Brother has just left us. "Matilda (said he at parting) you and Margaret will I am certain take all the care of my dear little one, that she might have received from an indulgent, and affectionate...

"Lesley Castle" is an early work by the British writer Jane Austen, written in 1792. It is an epistolary novella which consists mainly of letters exchanged between the characters, a common literary format at the time. The story takes place in the small town of Lesley Castle and...

Lesley Castle (Jane Austen)This is a parodic-humorous piece from Jane Austen's Juvenilia (like Frederic & Elfrida, Jack & Alice, or Love and Freindship). From the dates given to the letters, Lesley Castle was probably written in early 1792 (when she was 16). It contains...

Lesley Castle (Jane Austen)This is a parodic-humorous piece from Jane Austen's Juvenilia (like Frederic & Elfrida, Jack & Alice, or Love and Freindship). From the dates given to the letters, Lesley Castle was probably written in early 1792 (when she was 16). It contains...