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- Jane's sister Cassandra was an artist who, like Jane, did not marry. She was Jane's closest friend and confidante throughout her life.
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Cassandra Elizabeth Austen (9 January 1773 – 22 March 1845) was an amateur English watercolourist and the elder sister of Jane Austen. The letters between her and Jane form a substantial foundation to scholarly understanding of the life of the novelist.
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Jul 16, 2011 · Cassandra’s beloved Jane had fallen ill with what doctors now believe to be Addison’s disease. In early 1817, the sisters moved to Winchester, in Alton, so that she could be under a physician’s care. Jane died there on Friday, July 18th 1817, aged 41. Jane Austen was buried in Winchester Cathedral, near the centre of the north aisle.
Mar 24, 2018 · It was Cassandra who spent the night with Jane after the infamous proposal from Harris Bigg-Wither in December 1802. Who knows what words were exchanged between the two sisters that night? Either way, both Jane and Cassandra forsook marriage from that moment.
Oct 4, 2009 · Whenever we catch sight of Jane Austen in recollections and letters, her sister Cassandra is usually not far away. Although the two spinster women were frequently separated by visits to their friends and relatives, they shared a bedroom all their lives and presumably each others’ thoughts and secrets.
Visit Jane Austen's House - the Hampshire cottage at which Jane Austen lived and penned her novels, including the timeless Pride and Prejudice. This online exhibition celebrates the deep love and lifelong friendship Jane Austen and her older sister Cassandra.
When Jane fell ill in 1817, Cassandra was her chief companion and nurse. Two days after Jane’s death, Cassandra described her in a letter as ‘the sun of my life, the gilder of every pleasure, the soother of every sorrow, I had not a thought concealed from her’.
Jan 9, 2024 · Cassandra Austen is well known as the most treasured sister of Jane Austen. They were born almost three years apart and were inseparable from birth. Their mother Mrs Austen said that, If Cassandra was to have her head cut off, Jane would insist on sharing her same fate.
