“The Memoir of my Aunt, Jane Austen, has been received with more favour than I had ventured to expect. The notices taken of it in the periodical press, as well as letters addressed to me by many with whom I am not personally acquainted, show that an unabated interest is still taken in every particular that can be told about her. I am thus encouraged not only to offer a Second Edition of the Memoir, but also to enlarge it with some additional matter which I might have scrupled to intrude on t ...
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02 – Description of Steventon–Life at Steventon–Changes of Habits and Customs in the last Century
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03 – Early Compositions–Friends at Ashe–A very Old Letter–Lines on the Death of Mrs. Lefroy–Observations on Jane Austen’s Letter-writing–Letters
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06 – Habits of Composition resumed after a long interval–First publication–The interest taken by the Author in the success of her Works
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07 – Seclusion from the literary world–Notice from the Prince Regent–Correspondence with Mr. Clarke–Suggestions to alter her style of writing
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08 – Slow growth of her fame–Ill success of first attempts at publication–Two Reviews of her works contrasted
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09 – Opinions expressed by eminent persons–Opinions of others of less eminence–Opinion of American readers
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11 – Declining health of Jane Austen–Elasticity of her spirits–Her resignation and humility–Her death
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