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Second Impressions: A Review
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The Reverend George and Mrs. Austen: A closer look at Jane Austen’s Parents
Jane Austen (1775-1817) was the seventh of eight children born to respectable, middle class Parents. Her mother, Cassandra Leigh Austen (1739-1827) had family connections to a Duke as well as Lord Leigh of Stoneleigh Abbey. Her father, the Reverend George Austen (1731-1805) was known as ‘The Handsome Proctor’ of St. John’s College, Oxford. It was [...]
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Chawton Cottage
Chawton Cottage A Tale of Dreadful Attics and an Enthusiastic Curator Chawton, an 18th Century redbrick cottage, was once home to Jane Austen. It was here that the writer worked on all six of her novels, either creating or revising them. The cottage is now a museum where examples of Jane’s jewelery, needlework and original [...]
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