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Quotation from Love and Freindship and Other Early Works by Jane Austen
“I murdered my father at a very early period of my Life, I have since murdered my Mother, and I am now going to murder my Sister.”
Love and Freindship and Other Early Works, A Letter from a Young Lady, whose feelings being too strong for her Judgement (Project Gutenberg text)
In an absurdist squib, the letter-writer lists her crimes as calmly as accomplishments before announcing that marriage will reform her.
Citation: "I murdered my father at a very early period of my Life, I have since murdered my Mother, and I am now going to murder my Sister." — Jane Austen, Love and Freindship and Other Early Works, A Letter from a Young Lady, whose feelings being too strong for her Judgement (Project Gutenberg text). (id love-and-freindship-q8)
Portrait: CassandraAusten-JaneAusten(c.1810) hires, Cassandra Austen, Public domain.
