Jane Austen 
Love and Friendship 

Love and Friendship was written when Jane Austen was in her early teens. It includes the story "Love and Friendship" with is written in letters from the heroine Laura to Marianne, the daughter of her friend Isabel. In all the stories its easy to see Austens cutting wit and take on romance that became so characteristic of her writing later on. This collection also includes a preface by G.K. Chesterton.