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Cassandra Austen, 29 July 1817. After Jane’s early death in 1817, her beloved older sister Cassandra did much to protect her personal and literary legacy. She dealt with her will, distributing locks of hair and personal items to friends and family. Along with her brother Henry she looked after Jane’s literary estate, arranging for the ...
Jane Austen was a prolific and accomplished letter writer, in all likelihood producing several thousand letters during her lifetime. Of these, however, only 161 are known to survive, as after her death her sister Cassandra destroyed many of them – both to protect both her sister’s reputation and, most probably, to protect the feelings of her friends and family.
30 de ene. de 2015 · After Austen’s death in 1817, Cassandra kept her manuscripts until her own death in 1845. For more than a century thereafter, the notebooks were nearly forgotten and quietly made their way down the family tree, until they ended up in the hands of Cassandra’s great-granddaughter’s niece, who sold them at Sotheby’s in July of 1977.
Jane Austen (/ ˈ ɒ s t ɪ n, ˈ ɔː s t ɪ n / OST-in, AW-stin; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and ...
Portrait of Jane Austen by Cassandra Austen, ca. 1810. Growing up, the sisters engaged in many activities together for the purpose of education and leisure. While Jane became known for her writing, Cassandra developed an interest in drawing and watercolor painting. These are two of Cassandra's portraits of Jane in watercolor and pencil, dating ...
15 de dic. de 2022 · Silueta de Cassandra Austen, hermana de Jane Austen. Se cree que Lefroy pudo haber sido la inspiración para el personaje del señor Darcy en Orgullo y prejuicio, que fue escrita en la época en que Austen conoció al muchacho.Cuando comenzó a redactar el borrador de ese trabajo, lo llamó “First Impressions” o “Primeras impresiones”.
Cassandra Elizabeth Austen (Hampshire, 9 de janeiro de 1773 — Hampshire, 22 de março de 1845 [1]) foi uma aquarelista inglesa amadora e irmã mais velha de Jane Austen. As cartas entre as duas irmãs formam uma base substancial para a compreensão acadêmica da vida de Jane.
