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Apr 25, 2024 · Jane Austen was born in the Hampshire village of Steventon, where her father, the Reverend George Austen, was rector. She was the second daughter and seventh child in a family of eight—six boys and two girls.
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Apr 26, 2024 · About Jane Austen’s Life Early Life And Upbringing. Born on December 16, 1775, in Steventon, Hampshire, England, Jane Austen was the seventh of eight children. Her father, George Austen, was the local rector and well-respected in the community. Her mother, Cassandra Leigh Austen, was a dedicated wife and homemaker.
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Apr 15, 2024 · Jane Austen, her sister and cousin, seemed to have enjoyed their time in the school. Amongst their visitors were Edward Austen and Edward Cooper, their 18 year old brothers, who took them out to dinner in a local inn - something that the Victorians later thought strange to have been allowed.
Apr 16, 2024 · Bath, where Jane's family moved after her father's retirement in 1801, provided Austen with a different view of 19th-century social customs. Although her family's social standing did not enable her to travel in the most elite circles, she was a frequent visitor to Assembly Room events and made regular trips to the Pump Room, another of the city's centres of social life.
Apr 25, 2024 · Summary. Sense and Sensibility tells the story of the impoverished Dashwood family, focusing on the sisters Elinor and Marianne, personifications of good sense (common sense) and sensibility (emotionality), respectively. They become destitute upon the death of their father, who leaves his home, Norland Park, to their half brother, John.
Apr 15, 2024 · The Revd George Austen was the vicar of Steventon, in north Hampshire. He had married Cassandra Leigh-Perrot, and they had 8 children, Jane, Cassandra, James, and five further sons. Cassandra Leigh-Perrot's brother, James Leigh-Perrot married Jane Cholmeley, but they had no children.