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  1. 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.

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      On the Character of Clergymen in Jane Austen’s Novels & the...

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      On the Character of Clergymen in Jane Austen’s Novels & the...

  2. Mar 27, 2021 · A few days ago Dr. John Case presented to JASNA’s West Coast Florida Region on “Clergymen in Jane Austen: The Good, the Dim, the Gluttonous, the Vain, the Witty, and the Down-to-Earth.”. As he pointed out, Austen knew the clergy well, with all their foibles, faults, and frailties. Dr. Case chose a word to summarize each of Austen’s ...

  3. Aug 16, 2020 · Thank you, Elizabeth.I’m delighted that you’ve found it useful! And you are so right about the impecunious daughters and nieces; the poor creatures only have governessing to look forward to if they don’t manage to bag a husband.A book I found really useful was Irene Collins ‘Jane Austen and the Clergy’ published in 1993 by the Hambledon Press.I seem to have spent the last few days ...

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  4. Jun 20, 2010 · The “Memoir of Jane Austen” by Edward Austen-Leigh contains a letter from George Austen to Mr. Cadell, publisher, dated November 1797, in which he describes the work as a “manuscript novel comprising three volumes, about the length of Miss Burney’s ‘Evelina'” and asks Mr. Cadell if he would like to see the work with a view to ...

  5. Jane Austen humorously satirized many aspects of English life, including the church and clergy. Austen’s novels all include clergymen, ranging from the conscientious heroes Henry Tilney, Edward Ferrars, and Edmund Bertram to self-centered Mr. Collins, socially ambitious Mr. Elton, and gluttonous Dr. Grant. Satirical cartoons of the time, like ...

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  6. Sep 3, 2020 · Mr. Collins, Country Clergyman. September 3, 2020September 6, 2020 ~ Brenda S Cox. Mr. Collins . . . “was a tall, heavy-looking young man of five-and-twenty. His air was grave and stately, and his manners were very formal.”–. Pride and Prejudice, chapter 13.

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  8. For everyone who loved Pride and Prejudice—and legions of historical fiction lovers—an inspired debut novel set in Austen’s world. Charlotte Collins, nee Lucas, is the respectable wife of Hunsford’s vicar, and sees to her duties by rote: keeping house, caring for their adorable daughter, visiting parishioners, and patiently tolerating the lectures of her awkward husband and his ...

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