Confession: I have never read a complete edition of Austen¡¯s letters. One reason for this is that it seems difficult to obtain an affordable edition ¨C even a quick glance online now shows a dazzling variety of editions and prices, some of which are hundreds of dollars. Is there a cheap, unexpurgated, unabridged edition available that others can recommend?
Dorothy
Nancy wrote:
I think every one should read Austen's letters. I like Chapman's edition.
He has several compilations after the letters that add interest. Other's
like the Deidre Lefaye edition.
The letters allow one to make one's own opinion of Austen's life,
attitudes, opinions.
