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Henry Thomas Austen (8 June 1771 – 12 March 1850) was a British militia officer, clergyman, banker and the brother of the novelist Jane Austen. He died in 1850 and was buried in Woodbury Park Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells.
Oct 6, 2009 · Learn about the life and achievements of Jane Austen's favorite brother, who helped publish her novels and wrote her biography. Find out his career, marriage, and death dates, as well as his role in the Austen family and literature.
Jun 14, 2021 · One of Looser’s most significant findings is that Jane Austen’s brother, Henry Thomas Austen, was a delegate to an anti-slavery convention in London in 1840.
Jun 16, 2021 · A new discovery adds a new wrinkle to the “Pride and Prejudice” author’s personal lore: Her dear brother Henry was sent as a delegate to the World Anti-Slavery Convention in 1840. While it ...
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Henry Austen was a militia officer, clergyman and banker; it was he who helped Jane negotiate with a publisher for her first novel, <em>Sense and Sensibility</em>.
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This web page covers the life and works of Jane Austen, the English novelist and sister of Henry Thomas Austen. It does not contain any information about Henry Thomas Austen, who was a clergyman and biographer of Jane Austen.
The first Austen biography was Henry Thomas Austen's 1818 "Biographical Notice". It appeared in a posthumous edition of Northanger Abbey and included extracts from two letters, against the judgement of other family members.
