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Aug 1, 2012 · 19th Century Learning Academies and Boarding Schools: An Eyewitness Account. August 1, 2012 by Vic. Reverend George Austen. As many Jane Austen fans know, Rev. George Austen ran a boarding school out of his parsonage house in Steventon to augment his £230 pr year income. In1793 he began to teach the sons of local gentlemen in his home to ...
Nov 18, 2019 · As the daughter of a clergyman and the sister to two more, it is no wonder that Austen voiced her opinion on the subject in her novels. From left to right: George Austen (Jane’s father), ca 1764, his eldest son James, ca 1795, and his 4th son Henry, ca 1820. All artists unknown.
“The best double-jointed silver spectacles, with glasses” top his list, priced at £1 1s., or a guinea, while an array of lesser options in steel, tortoiseshell, and silver follow in a descending range of prices. 11 “Reading glasses” were available from 2s. 6d. to £2 2s. Besides buying new spectacles from a maker of optical instruments ...
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James succeeded his father as Rector in Steventon. Jane and her family had a flurry of cousins and near-relations who went in and out of favor with wealthy relatives. Jane's cousin, Rev. Thomas Leigh, was a claimant to the Leigh estate at Stoneleigh Abbey. When he was in danger of being passed-over, Jane, Cassandra, and their mother accompanied ...
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Austen, Jane ( 1775–1817 ), novelist, was born on 16 December 1775 at the rectory in Steventon, near Basingstoke, Hampshire, the seventh child and younger daughter of George Austen (1731–1805), rector of Deane and Steventon and private tutor, and his wife, Cassandra (1739–1827), youngest daughter of the Revd Thomas Leigh (1696–1764) and ...
Dec 6, 2023 · The living when George Austen took over Steventon Rectory in 1768 was purchased for him by a relative and was supplemented with tithes paid by parishioners and income from “glebe lands” that were farmed. He opened an informal boarding school for boys at the rectory for additional income.
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