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Deirdre Le Faye is Administrator at the British Museum. Her publications include Jane Austen: A Family Record, and co-author with Maggie Black of A Jane Austen Cookery Book.
Jane Austen famously labeled her literary ambit a "little bit (two inches wide) of ivory." Luckily, her personal travels and those of her family were slightly more extensive, otherwise we should be without her letters. Not only should every Janeite possess them, but also every connoisseur of correspondence. Austen's wit is ubiquitous--even though some protest it edges into waspishness. E. M. Forster, for example, described the letters between Austen and her beloved sister, Cassandra, as "the whinnying of harpies."
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On September 18, 1796, she tells Cassandra, "What dreadful Hot weather we have!--It keeps one in a continual state of Inelegance.--If Miss Pearson should return with me, pray be careful not to expect too much Beauty..." The dashes and capitalization alone make one long for the days before stylistic rules had so cemented. As for the sentiments! Austen paces her monologues to perfection, making the comic and ironic most out of the smallest incidents. Still, her frustration does occasionally emerge. "I am forced to be abusive," she implodes to Cassandra, "for want of a subject, having nothing really to say." Jane Austen has more than enough to say for lovers of literature and the cultural pinprick.
Deirdre Le Faye is Administrator at the British Museum. Her publications include Jane Austen: A Family Record, and co-author with Maggie Black of A Jane Austen Cookery Book.
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- Publication date1952
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- ISBN 13 9780192121028
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Book Description Second Edition, Reprint. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; xlv, 519 pages, approximately 160 unnumbered pages, 20 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Collection of all Austen letters extant at time of publication. Consult Preface. Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxvii-xxxviii). Contents; 1796. January: from Steventon to Cassandra at Kintbury ; August: from Cork Street to Cassandra ; September: from Rowling to Cassandra at Steventon -- 1798. April: from Steventon to Philadelphia Walter ; October: from Dartford to Cassandra at Godmersham ; October-December: from Steventon to Cassandra at Godmersham -- 1799. January: from Steventon to Cassandra at Godmersham ; May-June: from 13 Queen Square, Bath, to Cassandra at Steventon -- 1800. October-November: from Steventon to Cassandra at Godmersham ; November: from Steventon to Martha Lloyd at Ibthrop ; From Ibthrop to Cassandra at Godmersham -- 1801. January: from Steventon to Cassandra at Godmersham ; February: from Manydown to Cassandra in Berkeley Street ; May: from Paragon, Bath, to Cassandra at Ibthrop and Kintbury -- 1804. September: from Lyme to Cassandra at Ibthrop -- 1805. January: from Green Park Buildings, Bath, to Francis Austen, H.M.S. Leopard ; April: from 25 Gay Street, Bath, to Cassandra at Ibthrop ; August: from Godmersham to Cassandra at Goodnestone : From Goodnestone to Cassandra at Godmersham -- 1807. January-February: from Southampton to Cassandra at Godmersham -- 1808. June: from Godmersham to Cassandra at Castle Square, Southampton ; October-December: from Castle Square, Southampton, to Cassandra at Godmersham -- 1809. January: from Castle Square, Southampton to Cassandra at Godmersham ; April: from Castle Square, Southampton to Messrs. Crosbie in London ; From Chawton to Francis Austen -- 1811. April: from Sloane Street to Cassandra at Godmersham ; May-June: from Chawton to Cassandra at Godmersham -- 1812. November: from Chawton to Martha Lloyd at Barton -- 1813. January-February: from Chawton to Casandra at Steventon and Manydown ; February: from Chawton to Martha Lloyd ; May: from Sloane Street to Cassandra at Chawton ; July: from Chawton to Francis Austen in the Baltic ; September: from 10 Henrietta Street to Cassandra at Chawton ; September: from Godmersham to Francis Austen in the Baltic ; September-October: from Godmersham to Cassandra at Chawton ; October-November: from Godmersham to Cassandra at 10 Henrietta Street -- 1814. March: from 10 Henrietta Street to Cassandra at Chawton ; May or June: from Chawton to Anna Austen at Steventon ; June: from Chawton to Cassandra at 10 Henrietta Street ; August: from Chawton to Anna Austen at Steventon ; From 23 Hans Place to Cassandra at Chawton ; September: from Chawton to Anna Austen at Steventon ; November: from Chawton to Fanny Knight at Goodnestone ; From Chawton to Anna Lefroy at Hendon ; November-December: from 29 Hans Place at Anna Lefroy at Hendon ; November: from 23 Hans Place to Fanny Knight at Godmersham ; From Chawton to Anna Lefroy at Hendon ; November or December: from 23 Hans Place to Anna Lefroy at Hendon -- 1815. September: from Chawton to Anna Lefroy at Wyards ; October-December: from 23 Hans Place to Caroline Austen at Steventon ; November-December: from 23 Hans Place to J.S. Clarke at Carlton House ; From 23 Hans Place to John Murray ; December: to Charles Thomas Haden, to Lady Morley, to Anna Lefroy -- 1816. March, April, July: from Chawton to Caroline Austen at Steventon ; April: from Chawton to J.S. Clarke ; From Chawton to John Murray ; June and ?: from Chawton to Anna Lefroy ; July and December: from Chawton to Edward Austen at Steventon ; September: from Chawton to Cassandra at Cheltenham -- 1817. January: from Chawton to Cassandra, daughter of Charles Austen, at 22 Keppel Street ; January-March: from Chawton to Caroline Austen at Steventon ; January: from Chawton to Althea Bigg at Streatham ; February-March: from Chawton to Fanny Knight at Godmersham ; March: from Chawton to Caroline Austen ; April: from Chawton to Charles Austen at 22 Keppel Street ; May: from Chawton to Anne Sharp at Doncaster ; From College Street, Winchester, to Edward Austen at Oxford ; From College street to an unknown correspondent ; N.d.: to Catherine Ann Prowting ; N.d.: to Caroline Austen? -- Appendix 1: Letters from Cassandra Austen to Fanny Knight after Jane Austen's death -- Appendix 2: Jane Austen's will. Subjects; Austen, Jane (1775-1817). Correspondence. Austen, Cassandra (1773-1845). Austin family. Austen, Jane (1775-1817). Austen, Jane Correspondence. Austen, Cassandra. Correspondence (Austen, Jane). Women authors ; Correspondence. Novelists, English. Novelists, English 19th century ; Correspondence. Novelists, English 18th century Correspondence. Austen, Jane, (1775-1817) Romantic period English literature Correspondence. Authors, English 19th century Correspondence. Genres; Illustrated. Personal correspondence. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 289929
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Book Description Second Edition, Reprint. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; xlv, 519 pages, approximately 160 unnumbered pages, 20 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Collection of all Austen letters extant at time of publication. Consult Preface. Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxvii-xxxviii). Contents; 1796. January: from Steventon to Cassandra at Kintbury ; August: from Cork Street to Cassandra ; September: from Rowling to Cassandra at Steventon -- 1798. April: from Steventon to Philadelphia Walter ; October: from Dartford to Cassandra at Godmersham ; October-December: from Steventon to Cassandra at Godmersham -- 1799. January: from Steventon to Cassandra at Godmersham ; May-June: from 13 Queen Square, Bath, to Cassandra at Steventon -- 1800. October-November: from Steventon to Cassandra at Godmersham ; November: from Steventon to Martha Lloyd at Ibthrop ; From Ibthrop to Cassandra at Godmersham -- 1801. January: from Steventon to Cassandra at Godmersham ; February: from Manydown to Cassandra in Berkeley Street ; May: from Paragon, Bath, to Cassandra at Ibthrop and Kintbury -- 1804. September: from Lyme to Cassandra at Ibthrop -- 1805. January: from Green Park Buildings, Bath, to Francis Austen, H.M.S. Leopard ; April: from 25 Gay Street, Bath, to Cassandra at Ibthrop ; August: from Godmersham to Cassandra at Goodnestone : From Goodnestone to Cassandra at Godmersham -- 1807. January-February: from Southampton to Cassandra at Godmersham -- 1808. June: from Godmersham to Cassandra at Castle Square, Southampton ; October-December: from Castle Square, Southampton, to Cassandra at Godmersham -- 1809. January: from Castle Square, Southampton to Cassandra at Godmersham ; April: from Castle Square, Southampton to Messrs. Crosbie in London ; From Chawton to Francis Austen -- 1811. April: from Sloane Street to Cassandra at Godmersham ; May-June: from Chawton to Cassandra at Godmersham -- 1812. November: from Chawton to Martha Lloyd at Barton -- 1813. January-February: from Chawton to Casandra at Steventon and Manydown ; February: from Chawton to Martha Lloyd ; May: from Sloane Street to Cassandra at Chawton ; July: from Chawton to Francis Austen in the Baltic ; September: from 10 Henrietta Street to Cassandra at Chawton ; September: from Godmersham to Francis Austen in the Baltic ; September-October: from Godmersham to Cassandra at Chawton ; October-November: from Godmersham to Cassandra at 10 Henrietta Street -- 1814. March: from 10 Henrietta Street to Cassandra at Chawton ; May or June: from Chawton to Anna Austen at Steventon ; June: from Chawton to Cassandra at 10 Henrietta Street ; August: from Chawton to Anna Austen at Steventon ; From 23 Hans Place to Cassandra at Chawton ; September: from Chawton to Anna Austen at Steventon ; November: from Chawton to Fanny Knight at Goodnestone ; From Chawton to Anna Lefroy at Hendon ; November-December: from 29 Hans Place at Anna Lefroy at Hendon ; November: from 23 Hans Place to Fanny Knight at Godmersham ; From Chawton to Anna Lefroy at Hendon ; November or December: from 23 Hans Place to Anna Lefroy at Hendon -- 1815. September: from Chawton to Anna Lefroy at Wyards ; October-December: from 23 Hans Place to Caroline Austen at Steventon ; November-December: from 23 Hans Place to J.S. Clarke at Carlton House ; From 23 Hans Place to John Murray ; December: to Charles Thomas Haden, to Lady Morley, to Anna Lefroy -- 1816. March, April, July: from Chawton to Caroline Austen at Steventon ; April: from Chawton to J.S. Clarke ; From Chawton to John Murray ; June and ?: from Chawton to Anna Lefroy ; July and December: from Chawton to Edward Austen at Steventon ; September: from Chawton to Cassandra at Cheltenham -- 1817. January: from Chawton to Cassandra, daughter of Charles Austen, at 22 Keppel Street ; January-March: from Chawton to Caroline Austen at Steventon ; January: from Chawton to Althea Bigg at Streatham ; February-March: from Chawton to Fanny Knight at Godmersham ; March: from Chawton to Caroline Austen ; April: from Chawton to Charles Austen at 22 Keppel Street ; May: from Chawton to Anne Sharp at Doncaster ; From College Street, Winchester, to Edward Austen at Oxford ; From College street to an unknown correspondent ; N.d.: to Catherine Ann Prowting ; N.d.: to Caroline Austen? -- Appendix 1: Letters from Cassandra Austen to Fanny Knight after Jane Austen's death -- Appendix 2: Jane Austen's will. Subjects; Austen, Jane (1775-1817). Correspondence. Austen, Cassandra (1773-1845). Austin family. Austen, Jane (1775-1817). Austen, Jane Correspondence. Austen, Cassandra. Correspondence (Austen, Jane). Women authors ; Correspondence. Novelists, English. Novelists, English 19th century ; Correspondence. Novelists, English 18th century Correspondence. Austen, Jane, (1775-1817) Romantic period English literature Correspondence. Authors, English 19th century Correspondence. Genres; Illustrated. Personal correspondence. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 289929
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