Jane Austen's <b>Love and Freindship</b> is part of the second volume of Austen's Juvenilia, short works she wrote from 1787 to 1793 mostly to entertain her family. Subtitled "Deceived in Freindship & Betrayed in Love," Love and Freindship is a short epistolary novel that showcases Austen's humor and wit. From these early writings, we can see Austen working toward the literary masterpieces (in my opinion) that readers continue to love nearly 200 years after her death.<br> The opening letter of the novel is from Isabel to her friend, Laura. Isabel figures that since Laura has turned 55, she should be ready to discuss the events of her life. The rest of the letters are from Laura to Isabel's daughter, Marianne, and while only one point of view is featured in this novel (and the limited point of view is one of the drawbacks of the epistolary structure), it really works here. Laura writes to Marianne of her "Misfortunes and Adventures" in life and love to serve as a lesson or guide. And Laura certainly takes readers on an adventure!<br>