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Cassandra Elizabeth Austen (9 January 1773 – 22 March 1845 [1]) 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.
- 9 January 1773, Steventon, Hampshire, England
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- 22 March 1845 (aged 72), Portsdown Lodge near Portsmouth, Hampshire
Jul 16, 2011 · Cassandra Austen, Jane's beloved sister. If Cassandra were going to have her head cut off, Jane would insist on sharing her fate.”. Mrs. Austen. Cassandra Austen - middle name Elizabeth - was born January 9, 1773, two years before her famed sister Jane. In a family of 6 boys, the girls became fast and close friends.
Cassandra was a fine woman, and to the Austens she was the textbook eldest daughter: the more handsome; the most reliable and efficient; a credit and support to her mother; a mentor to the younger, friskier Jane. She made the perfect match in Tom Fowle, at just the right age.
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Mar 24, 2018 · Immortalised in fiction and on screen, Cassandra Austen will forever be famous as the sister of one of the greatest writers Britain has ever seen. But she lived a full life of her own, beloved by her family and blessed with a long life that she she used to care for others and preserve the memory of her sister.
Oct 4, 2009 · October 4, 2009 by Vic. My dear Cassandra, Where shall I begin? Which of all my important nothings shall I tell you first? – Jane Austen, June 15, 1808. Whenever we catch sight of Jane Austen in recollections and letters, her sister Cassandra is usually not far away.
Cassandra Austen. Cassandra was three years older than her sister Jane, and the two were best friends all their lives. Cassandra was pretty, practical and sensible, and although she is often pictured as the more solemn of the two sisters, Jane at least thought she was extremely funny. In a letter from 1796 she wrote:
Cassandra Elizabeth Austen (9 January 1773 – 22 March 1845) was the older sister of Jane Austen. She was Jane's best friend and a beauty. Her fiancé died; she never married. Childhood. Austen was born in 1773 in Steventon, Hampshire.
