Jane Austen's Transatlantic Sister: The Life and Letters of Fanny Palmer Austen 9780773552081
A revealing account of a naval officer's young wife, her life during the Napoleonic Wars, and her influence on Jane
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English Pages [328] Year 2017
Table of contents :
Cover
Jane Austen’s Transatlantic Sister
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 From Birth to Marriage and Motherhood, 1789–1809
2 On the Move: Between Bermuda and Halifax, 1809–1810
3 In Halifax, Nova Scotia: Summer into Autumn 1810
4 Unsettled: Bermuda and England, 1810–1811
5 Afloat and Ashore, 1812
6 Carrying On: Challenges and Choices, 1813
7 Family Obligations, 1814
8 Death and Disaster: 1814 and the Years Beyond
9 Being a Naval Wife: Fanny Austen’s Life and Jane Austen’s Fiction
APPENDICES
1 Description of Fanny’s Letters and Pocket Diary
2 Letters about Fanny
3 Fanny Palmer Austen’s Kindred
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Cover
Jane Austen’s Transatlantic Sister
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 From Birth to Marriage and Motherhood, 1789–1809
2 On the Move: Between Bermuda and Halifax, 1809–1810
3 In Halifax, Nova Scotia: Summer into Autumn 1810
4 Unsettled: Bermuda and England, 1810–1811
5 Afloat and Ashore, 1812
6 Carrying On: Challenges and Choices, 1813
7 Family Obligations, 1814
8 Death and Disaster: 1814 and the Years Beyond
9 Being a Naval Wife: Fanny Austen’s Life and Jane Austen’s Fiction
APPENDICES
1 Description of Fanny’s Letters and Pocket Diary
2 Letters about Fanny
3 Fanny Palmer Austen’s Kindred
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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- Sheila Johnson Kindred
