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Jane Austen on the death of her sister Cassandra. Huh?

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Ingrid Tieken

Looking up Jane Austen in Amy Froide’s book Never Married: Singlewomen in Early Modern England (OUP, 2005), I encountered a somewhat bizarre reference. The author quotes from a letter by Jane Austen addressed to a niece. The niece was Fanny … Continue reading →

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