Memoir of Jane Austen by James Edward Austen-Leigh
Loyal Books
4.8from 4 ratings
- 14
- Episodes
- 4
- Ratings
- 2023
- First episode
About Memoir of Jane Austen by James Edward Austen-Leigh
“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 the public if they had not thus seemed to call for it. In the present Edition, the narrative is somewhat enlarged, and a few more letters are added; with a short specimen of her childish stories. The cancelled chapter of ‘Persuasion’ is given, in compliance with wishes both publicly and privately expressed. A fragment of a story entitled ‘The Watsons’ is printed; and extracts are given from a novel which she had begun a few months before her death; but the chief addition is a short tale never before published, called ‘Lady Susan.’ I regret that the little which I have been able to add could not appear in my First Edition; as much of it was either unknown to me, or not at my command, when I first published; and I hope that I may claim some indulgent allowance for the difficulty of recovering little facts and feelings which had been merged half a century deep in oblivion.” – James Edward Austen-Leigh in the Preface to Memoir of Jane Austen
- Publisher
- Loyal Books
- Category
- arts · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 20 Dec 2023
- Latest episode
- 2 Jan 2024
Latest episodes
14 episodes in the feed.
2 Jan 2024
01 – Preface and Chapter 1: Introductory Remarks–Birth of Jane Austen–Her Family
1 Jan 2024
02 – Description of Steventon–Life at Steventon–Changes of Habits and Customs in the last Century
31 Dec 2023
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
30 Dec 2023
04 – Removal from Steventon–Residence at Bath and at Southampton–Settling at Chawton
29 Dec 2023
05 – Description of Jane Austen’s person, character, and tastes
28 Dec 2023
06 – Habits of Composition resumed after a long interval–First publication–The interest taken by the Author in the success of her Works
27 Dec 2023
07 – Seclusion from the literary world–Notice from the Prince Regent–Correspondence with Mr. Clarke–Suggestions to alter her style of writing
26 Dec 2023
08 – Slow growth of her fame–Ill success of first attempts at publication–Two Reviews of her works contrasted
25 Dec 2023
09 – Opinions expressed by eminent persons–Opinions of others of less eminence–Opinion of American readers
24 Dec 2023
10 – Observations on the Novels
23 Dec 2023
11 – Declining health of Jane Austen–Elasticity of her spirits–Her resignation and humility–Her death
22 Dec 2023
12 – The Cancelled Chapter of ‘Persuasion.’
21 Dec 2023
13 – The Last Work
20 Dec 2023
14 – Chapter 14: Postscript
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