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Dating Written by Cheryl (6/23/2006 12:09 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, How old was JA..., penned by Moni

Most of the juvenilia pieces aren't dated (L&F is one of the few, dated June 13, 1790 when Jane was 14) but my copy says that "from stylistic and internal evidence it is possible to draw up a tenable order of composition" and puts The Beautifull Cassandra (along with the other two pieces we'll look at this week) at between 1787-1790. So Jane was between 12-14 when she wrote these.

What a clever, clever girl our Jane was!

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The Beautifull Cassandra Cheryl (6/23/2006 2:29 a.m.)

I have a nice version of The Beautifull Cassandra Mary Ellen (6/26/2006 7:27 p.m.)
- How interesting - thank you very much Mary Ellen Tracy W (6/29/2006 5:17 p.m.)
This is a funny little story... Robbin (6/26/2006 5:21 p.m.)
Why did she turn pale? Ramya (6/24/2006 2:35 a.m.)
- Perhaps, because she was without her bonnet. :-D nfm Reeba (6/24/2006 4:41 a.m.)
Knocked down the pastry cook and walked away!! Reeba (6/23/2006 1:29 p.m.)
- Ices Carolyn (6/23/2006 10:36 p.m.)
  - Wow! Nancy Ann (6/25/2006 9:24 p.m.)
  - What a gorgeous site... Moni (6/25/2006 5:20 a.m.)
  - Thanks ! They look delicious and tempting. :-) nfm Reeba (6/24/2006 4:43 a.m.)
So clever Maisy (6/23/2006 12:27 p.m.)
- She did! Nancy Ann (6/25/2006 9:21 p.m.)
It's fun Heather L (6/23/2006 11:24 a.m.)
an amusing story Emmeline (6/23/2006 5:37 a.m.)
- "This is a day well spent" Cheryl (6/24/2006 1:47 a.m.)
  - Yes, many things did happen. Emmeline (6/24/2006 5:30 a.m.)
How old was JA... Moni (6/23/2006 5:25 a.m.)
- Dating Cheryl (6/23/2006 12:09 p.m.)
  - Maybe she wrote it for Cassandra's 16th birthday. Reeba (6/23/2006 1:32 p.m.)
    - Inspirations Maisy (6/23/2006 3:53 p.m.)
      - Interesting angle... Moni (6/24/2006 1:28 a.m.)
  - She must have been... Moni (6/23/2006 1:13 p.m.)

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