Jane Austen Letters

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Jane Austen Letters

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Jane Austen (1775–1817), author of Pride and Prejudice, wrote to family, friends and publishers. This collection brings her correspondence together with letters by her relatives and contemporaries.

Structure

  • All: the whole collection, starting with this introduction.
  • Family: letters between Austen and her relatives, and correspondence within the family.
  • Friends: friendships, social life and exchanges whose correspondents are still uncertain.
  • Writing: dealings with publishers and advice on writing.

Letters are grouped by correspondent and year, oldest first.

For a first visit, follow this short route:

  1. Jane and her sister Cassandra, 1796: dancing, visits and Tom Lefroy, in letters to her closest confidante.
  2. Advice to her niece Anna, 1814: Jane reads a novel in progress and discusses how to make it convincing.
  3. The Prince Regent’s librarian, 1815: suggestions for what Jane should write, and her replies.
  4. The boys while their mother is away, 1770: family background, written by Jane’s father five years before her birth.
  5. Remembering Jane, 1817: Jane’s sister Cassandra sends keepsakes to Anne Sharp after Jane’s death.

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Sources

Explore Jane Austen’s letters and her family’s correspondence, drawn from published editions and manuscript collections. Source links and short notes help you follow the people, events and references.