{"product_id":"volume-the-first-by-jane-austen-9781851242818","title":"Volume the First","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA plain, blank stationer's notebook from the 1780s in the Bodleian Library contains some of the most famous juvenilia in all of English literature. Copied out in Jane Austen's youthful hand, \u003cem\u003eVolume the First\u003c\/em\u003e, which takes its name from the inscription on the cover, preserves the stories, playlets, verses, and moral fragments she wrote during her teenage years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, the entire manuscript of \u003cem\u003eVolume the First\u003c\/em\u003e is available in a printed facsimile. In it, we see the young author's delight in language, expressing ideas and sentiments sharply and economically. We also see Jane Austen learning the craft of genre by closely observing and parodying the popular stories of her day. Kathryn Sutherland's introduction places Jane Austen's earliest works in context and explains how she mimicked even the style and manner in which these stories were presented and arranged on the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClearly the work of a teenager, \u003cem\u003eVolume the First\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the development of the unmistakable voice and style that would mark out Jane Austen as one of the most popular authors of all time. None of her six famous novels survives in manuscript form. This is a unique opportunity to own a likeness of Jane Austen's hand in the form of a complete manuscript facsimile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46847027216620,"sku":"9781851242818","price":84.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2984053482847.jpg?v=1758930834","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/volume-the-first-by-jane-austen-9781851242818","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}