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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 · Jane Austen’s Siblings – Rev. Henry Thomas Austen 1771-1850. From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: Henry Thomas Austen was Jane’s favorite brother and the most instrumental influence upon furthering her writing career. Literature owes a debt of gratitude to him far greater than can be every repaid.
Jun 14, 2021 · So the best answer to the oversimplified question, ‘Was the Austen family pro-slavery or anti-slavery?’ — is both.” 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.
Henry Thomas (1771–1850) Cassandra Elizabeth (1773–1845) Francis William (Frank) (1774–1865) Jane (1775–1817) Charles John (1779–1852) Jane's sister Cassandra was an artist who, like Jane, did not marry. She was Jane's closest friend and confidante throughout her life. [12] [13] [14]
Oct 6, 2009 · On June 8, 1771, Henry-Thomas Austen was born to Cassandra and George Austen at Steventon in Hampshire County. Henry-Thomas was close to Jane Austen and encouraged her to continue in her joy of writing which drew her to becoming an author. After her death, he worked on publishing her last two novels posthumously in 1817.
While there is no evidence that she ever visited Brighton, her brother, Henry Thomas Austen, spent some time in the town while serving with the Royal Oxfordshire Militia. Henry’s experiences almost certainly informed the descriptions of Brighton that appear in Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen’s most famous novel.
Henry Austen, working on a burgeoning banking career on his own with help from his brother’s investing, doubled as Jane’s literary agent and approached London publisher Thomas Egerton with the manuscript for Sense & Sensibility. Egerton agreed to publish the piece and fulfilled his end of the deal.
