Love and Friendship (edit title/settings)

Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit

Write a ridiculously simplified synopsis.

Characters/People edit see section history

show spoilers

• Mrs. Laura Lindsey: Main character and narrator, as the story is written in epistolary form -through letters.
• Mr. Edward Lindsey: Male lead
• Mrs. Isabel: Laura's best friend. She is the initiator of the correspondence, asking Laura to relate her story to Marianne.
• Miss Marianne: Isabel's daughter. She is the recipient of the letters.
• Miss Augusta Lindsay: Sister or Edward Lindsay
• George Austen: Add a description of this character.
• Susan Lesley
• William Gascoigne: Edward's servant.
• Lady Scudamore
• Mr Musgrove
• Macdonald: Sophia's aunt.
• Henrietta Halton
• Mrs Marlowe
• Louisa Burton
• Henry
• Dorothea: The young lady whom Edward's father wishes him to marry. According to Edward, she is "lovely and engaging," but his father's recommendation disqualifies her.
• Graham: Janetta's suitor.
• Philippa: Edward's aunt.
• Margaret Lesley
• Sophia: Wife of Augustus, Edward's friend. Becomes Laura's bosom friend. She and Laura have similar mindsets.
• Matilda Lesley: Sophia's mother.
• Mary: Maid of Laura's family home.
• Claudia: Laura's mother.
• Polydore: Laura's father.
• Augustus: Edward's friend. Sophia's husband.
• Charlotte Lutterell
• Chloe
• Maria Williams
• Willoughby
• Lord St Clair
• Cook
• Ellen
• Mr Millar
• Mrs Cope
• Bridget Darkwood
• James Gower
• Mr Fitzgerald
• Wilhelminus
• Thomas
• Miss Grenville
• Laurina
• Philander
• Janetta
• Princess Elizabeth of York
• Gustavus
• Mr Cleveland
• Julia
• John Martin
• Jane Grey
• Eloisa

Quotes edit see section history

show spoilers

• “Augusta, the sister of Edward, was on a visit to her when we arrived. I found her exactly what her brother had described her to be -- of the middle size.”

  Laura

• “Ah! what could we do but what we did! We sighed and fainted on the sofa.”

  Laura

• “They said he was sensible, well-informed, and agreeable; we did not pretend to judge such trifles, but, as we were convinced he had no soul, that he had never read the Sorrows of Werter, and that his hair bore not the slightest resemblance to auburn, we were certain that Janetta could feel no affection for him, or at least that she ought to feel none.”

  Laura

• “Where, Edward, in the name of wonder did you pick up this unmeaning gibberish? You have been studying novels, I suspect.”

  Edward's father

• “She was a widow and had only one daughter, who was then just seventeen--One of the best ages; but alas! she was very plain and her name was Bridget. . . . . . Nothing therefore could be expected from her--she could not be supposed to possess either exalted ideas, delicate feelings, or refined sensibilities--She was nothing more than a mere good-tempered, civil, and obliging young woman; as such we could scarcely dislike her--she was only an object of contempt.”

  Laura

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Scotland
• London
• England
• Bristol
• Edinburgh
• Wales

First Sentence edit see section history

Table of Contents edit see section history

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Jane Austen (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Classics › Austen, Jane
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( A ) › Austen, Jane

More Books Like This edit see section history