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Edward Austen Knight (born Edward Austen; 7 October 1767 – 19 November 1852) was the third eldest brother of Jane Austen, and provided her with the use of a cottage in Chawton where she lived for the last years of her life (now Jane Austen's House Museum). He was also High Sheriff of Kent in 1801.
7 de oct. de 2009 · How did Jane Austen's rich brother Edward contribute to her and her family's financial security? Learn about his adoption by the Knights, his estates, his responsibilities, and his generosity.
23 de sept. de 2017 · Edward Austen was adopted by Thomas and Catherine Knight, the owners of Chawton estate, when he was fifteen. This changed his life and Jane's, as he became her patron and she wrote her novels in Chawton.
Reading with Austen digitally recreates the Library of Godmersham Park, the estate of Jane Austen's brother Edward Austen Knight. Our virtual library is based on an extant handwritten catalogue that lists all the books in his collection and their exact locations on his shelves.
Edward Austen Knight (born Edward Austen; 7 October 1767 – 19 November 1852) was the third eldest brother of Jane Austen, and provided her with the use of a cottage in Chawton where she lived for the last years of her life (now Jane Austen's House Museum ). He was also High Sheriff of Kent in 1801.
28 de oct. de 2017 · Learn how Jane Austen's brother Edward Austen Knight inherited Chawton House from his cousin Thomas Knight, and how the heraldic stained-glass windows record the Knight family history for centuries. Discover the stories behind the shields, the names, the arms and the inheritance of the Knight estates.
14 de oct. de 2017 · Caroline Jane Knight, Jane Austen's fifth great-niece, reveals how Edward Austen Knight inherited and managed the Knight estates in Hampshire. She also shares Jane Austen's opinion on Catherine Knight's gift of the estates to Edward.
