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Academy (Royal Naval): Francis Austen there, 49; Charles, 77 Ashe Rectory: home of Lefroys, 71 Austen, Anna (see also Lefroy, Ben): elder daughter of James Austen, her birth and loss of mother, 72, 73; spent much time with Jane and Cassandra, 73; comparison with Fanny Knight, 241; writes novel and receives advice from Aunt Jane, 353-62; married to Ben Lefroy, November 1814, 353 Austen, Caroline: younger daughter of James Austen, 206, 363; writes stories and receives advice from Aunt Jane, 57, 363-8; sees her for the last time, 386; her contributions to Memoir and subsequent history, 368 Austen, Cassandra (see also Austen, Jane): elder daughter of (Rev.) George Austen, born 1773, 20; she and Jane devoted to each other, 50; difference of character, 51; preferred to Jane by Phila Walter, 59; both admired by Eliza, 61; engaged to T. Fowle, who goes as chaplain to West Indies, 79; and dies of yellow fever, 105; C.'s letters from Jane, constantly, from p. 109 onward; after death of her father, C. present at that of Mrs. Lloyd, 183; nurses Jane through illness and on death-bed, 383, 390; writes account of Jane's death to Fanny, 394; her own death in 1845, 402 Austen, Charles: sixth son of (Rev.) George Austen, born 1779, 23; at R.N. Academy, 77; character, 77; under Captain Williams helps to capture La Tribune, 78; on Endymion helps to capture Scipio, 150; Duke of Sussex a passenger, 163; presents to sisters, 171; kindness to Lord Balgonie, and Lord Leven's gratitude, 187; marries Fanny Palmer, 204; on the Namur, and visits Godmersham, 284, 285; commands the Phœnix against Murat, 369; letter to Jane, 370; letter from Jane, 385; subsequent career (Admiral), 403; Austen, Edward (i): third son of (Rev.) George Austen, born 1767, 18; adopted by Knights of Godmersham, 47; makes the 'grand tour,' 48; his character, 47; marries Elizabeth Bridges and settles at Rowling, 74; at Godmersham, 75, 76; goes to Bath, 127; his wife dies, leaving eleven children, 209, &c.; at Chawton House, with Fanny, in 1812, 256; takes the name of Knight, 256; with his family at Chawton, 1813 and 1814, 269, 302; claim made to his Hants property and settled by compromise, 299; loses money by Henry's bankruptcy, 332 Austen, Edward (ii): see Knight, Edward Austen, Edward (iii): see Austen Leigh, (Rev.) J. E. Austen, Fanny (afterwards Fanny Knight; then Lady Knatchbull): description of, 211, 227; in London during her uncle Henry's illness, 213; friendship with Mr. Haden, 311, &c.; letters from Aunt Jane on love affair, 342, &c.; letters to Aunt Jane at Winchester mentioned, 395 Austen, Francis (i): of Grovehurst, fifth son of John Austen (i), d. 1687, 2 Austen, Francis (ii): second son of John Austen (iii) and Elizabeth Weller; solicitor at Sevenoaks; befriended his nephews; descendants own Broadford, 3, 4 Austen, (Sir) Francis (see also Ships): fifth son of (Rev.) George Austen, born 1774, 21; youthful horse-dealing, 23; character, 49; at the R.N. Academy, 49; his father's letter, 50; rapid promotion to Lieutenant, 76; returns home in 1793, 76; letter from him at Cadiz, 115; made Commander, 121; at Cyprus,143; takes news to Nelson and captures Ligurienne, 160; made post-Captain, 160, 161; letters from Jane on father's death, 180-2; raising 'sea fencibles' at Ramsgate, 174; engagement to Mary Gibson, 192; appointed to Leopard (under Admiral Louis), 192; move to Canopus, 192; misses Trafalgar, 193; takes part in victory at St. Domingo, 193; marriage, 194; at Southampton with mother and sisters, 197; commands the Elephant in the Baltic, 270; letters from Jane, 270, 278; living at Alton, 369; subsequent career, K.C.B., Admiral of the Fleet, 403 Austen, Francis Motley: son of Francis Austen (ii); acquires Kippington property, 3-4; believed to have had Jane Austen painted by Zoffany, 63 Austen, (Rev.) George (i): son of William A.; helped by Uncle Francis, 4; at Tonbridge and Oxford, 4, 5; Rector of Steventon, 5; marries Cassandra Leigh, 5; his character, 16; Rector also of Deane, 17; letters to Walters, 19-22; letter announcing birth of Jane, 22; takes pupils, 24, 25; his letter to son Francis, 50; offers Jane's first novel to Cadell, 97; leaves Steventon and settles in Bath, 172; visits Teignmouth, Dawlish, and Lyme, 173, 176; dies at Bath, January 1805, 180-2 Austen, George (ii): second son of above, born 1766; subject to fits, 20 Austen, George (iii): second son of Edward Austen (i); a favourite of his aunt Jane, 111, 112, 122; at Southampton after his mother's death, 216, &c.; afterwards (as G. Knight) a celebrated cricketer, 111, note Austen, (Rev.) Henry (i): son of Thomas Austen; held living of West Wickham, 4 Austen, (Rev.) Henry (ii): fourth son of (Rev.) George Austen, born 1771, 20; Jane's favourite brother, 48; contributor to The Loiterer, at Oxford, 48; his character, 49; officer in Militia, 107; marries Eliza de Feuillide, 106; in France with her during Peace of Amiens, 173; frequent visits from Jane, 244, 265, 272, 302, 308, 309; death of Eliza, 265; letter to John Murray about Emma, 310; severe illness, 309-11; bankruptcy, 325, 332; takes Orders, 332, 333; marries again, 333; his death, 402 Austen, Mrs. Henry: see de Feuillide, Comtesse Austen, (Rev.) James: eldest son of George Austen, born in 1765, 18; Scholar and Fellow of St. John's, Oxford, 46; visits the de Feuillides in France, 39; returns to Oxford and edits The Loiterer, 47; his share in forming mind of Jane, 46; writes prologues, &c., for plays, 64, 65; marries (i) Anne Mathew, 72; curate at Overton, then at Deane, 72; birth of daughter Anna, 72, 73; death of wife, 73; marries (ii) Mary Lloyd, 73, 104; Mrs. Austen's letter to her, 73; birth of son, 113; visits Godmersham, 204, &c.; declines a living on grounds of conscience, 223; hopeless letter to his son on Aunt Jane's illness, 392; dies two years after his sister, 402 Austen, Jane (the novelist), (see also under names of books): younger daughter of (Rev.) George Austen, born December 16, 1775, 22; lessons at Oxford and Southampton, 25; dangerous illness, 25; school at Reading, 26; education at home, 29; politics and patriotism, 29, 30; first writings, Mystery, 53-5; Evelyn and Kitty, 55, opinion on early writing, 57, 58; visit to Uncle Francis at Sevenoaks, 58; Phila Walter's impression, 58,59; Sir E. Brydges and (later) Eliza admire Jane, 60, 61; probable date of Zoffany portrait, 62-3; theatricals at Steventon, 63-6; verses to Mary and Martha Lloyd, 70; writes Elinor and Marianne and Lady Susan, 80, 81; her own letters begin in 1796; their nature and limitations, 81-3; frequent to Cassandra, from p. 109; friendship with S. Blackall (?), Fellow of Emmanuel College, 85, 86; with T. Lefroy (afterwards Chief Justice), 87-9; romance in the west, and sad end, 89, 90; Sir F. H. Doyle's impossible story, 91; embarrassing incident at Steventon, 92-4; visit to Rowling, 99-104; death of Cassandra's lover, 104-5; mother and sisters at Bath, 105; death of Jane Williams, 108; first visit to Godmersham, 109; caps, 116; balls at Basingstoke, 119, 143; at Kempshot, 123; Jane at Bath with Edward, &c., 127; Mrs. Leigh Perrot's trouble, 131-140; great storm at Steventon, 147; letter to Martha, 148; ball at Hurstbourne, 150; Jane at Ibthorp, 153; grief at leaving Steventon, 155; begins life at Bath (Paragon), 165-172; ball, 167; summer (prob.) at Sidmouth, 172; they settle in Bath (Sydney Terrace), 172; prob. at Dawlish in 1802, 173; prob. at Ramsgate in 1803, 174; sells Northanger Abbey and writes Watsons, 174, 175; visits Lyme, 176; death of Mrs. Lefroy, 180; death of Jane's father, 180-2; letters to Frank, 180, 181; generosity of brothers, 182; Austens leave Bath for Clifton, 194; visit to Stoneleigh, 194-7; settle at Southampton (Castle Square), 197, 202; visit to Chawton, 203; to Godmersham, 204; death of Mrs. E. Austen, 209; her two eldest boys with Jane, 209-19; offer of a home at Chawton, 216; balls at Southampton, 222, &c.; move to Chawton, 235, 242; her character, appearance, tastes, &c., 237-42; visits to H. Austen and Catherine Hill, 244-51; publication of Sense and Sensibility, 255; visit at Steventon, 256; publication of Pride and Prejudice, 257; death of Eliza, and visit to Henry, 265; Knights at Chawton House again, 269; last visit to Godmersham, 276, &c.,; taking London on the way, 272, &c.; literary work, 290; three times in London in 1814, 302, 304, 308; publication of Mansfield Park, 302; visit at Bookham, 304; Knights at Chawton, 302; in London for publication of Emma, 309; Henry's illness, 309-11; her own health suffers, 311; correspondence with Mr. Clarke, and visit to Carlton House, 312, 313, 319-324; correspondence with Mr. J. Murray, 310, 314, 318, 319; with Lady Morley, 326; Walter Scott's article in Quarterly, 326-328; Henry's bankruptcy, 332; writes out opinions on Emma, 328, &c.; composition of Persuasion, 333; imaginary novel, 337-40; advises Fanny Knight on love affair, 342, &c.; advises Anna on a novel, 353, &c.; letters to Caroline, 363, &c.; visit to Cheltenham, 373; failing health, 371, &c.; cheerful tone in autumn and winter, 375, &c.; begins new novel, January 1817, and writes for seven weeks, 381; letters to Fanny, 382, &c.; makes her will, &c., 384; death of Mr. Leigh Perrot and his will, 384; letter to Charles, 384-6; Caroline's last visit, 386; move to College Street, Winchester, 388, 389; a slight amendment, 389; writes to Edward Austen, 390; hopeless letter of James, 392; his wife goes to Winchester, 392, 393; Jane's patience and resignation, 393, 394; death (on July 18, 1817), and funeral in Cathedral (July 24), described in letter from Cassandra to Fanny, 394, &c.; charm of character and slow growth of fame, 401, 404 Austen, John (i): d. 1620, 1 Austen, John (ii): d. 1705, 2 Austen, John (iii): d. 1704; his wife (Elizabeth Weller) pays debts and brings up large family, 2, 3 Austen, John (iv) and (v): squires of Broadford; about 1807 property comes to another John (vi), descended from Francis Austen (ii), 3, 4 Austen, (Rev.) John Thomas: Senior Wrangler in 1817, 4 Austen, Philadelphia (see also Hancock, T. S.): goes to India, 32; married to T. S. Hancock, 34 Austen, Colonel Thomas: M.P. for Kent, 4; gives away Zoffany portrait, 63 Austen, Thomas: third son of John Austen (iii); his son Henry holds living of West Wickham; descendants, 4 Austen, William (see also Hampson, Rebecca): fourth son of John Austen (iii); marries Rebecca Walter (née Hampson); their children George and Philadelphia; his second wife Susanna Holk, 4 Austens: family characteristics, 51, 52, 67 Austen Leigh, (Rev.) J. E.: author of Memoir; known as Edward Austen, 113, note, 256, note; his birth in 1798, 113, &c.; visit to Godmersham, 206; characteristics, 364, 368; visit to Chawton, 374; leaves Winchester for Oxford, 377; writes stories, 374, 378; last letter from Aunt Jane, 390; at funeral, for his father, 397; took the name of Leigh on succeeding to Scarlets; wrote Memoir, 404 Bigg, Alethea: one of the three sisters (the others, Elizabeth—Mrs. Heathcote, Catherine—Mrs. Hill), great friends of Jane and Cassandra, 68; their father B. Wither of Manydown, 68; Jane stays with Catherine at Streatham, 251; letter to Alethea, 379 Blackall, (Rev.) Samuel: Fellow and Tutor of Emmanuel College, 86, 87, note; Rector of North Cadbury, 86; friendship with Jane, 85, 86; perhaps identical with Mrs. Lefroy's 'friend,' 85 Brabourne, Lord: edits Jane's letters, 81 Bridges, Elizabeth: see Austen, Edward (i) Broadford: Austen property at Horsmonden, 2, 3; Francis Austen's descendants succeed, 4 Brydges, Sir Egerton (see also Lefroy, Mrs.): notice of Jane as a girl, 60; his book, Fitz-Albini, 114; meets Jane at Ramsgate, 174 Camilla: Jane subscribes to, 95; alludes to, 100; Warren Hastings's enthusiasm, 275 Campion, Mrs. (Jane Austen), 62 Castle Square: Austens' home in Southampton, 202, 203 Catherine: see Northanger Abbey Cawley, Mrs.: takes charge of Jane, &c.; Jane's severe illness and Mrs. Cooper's death, 25 Chandos, Duke of: brother-in-law of Theophilus Leigh, 7 Chawton: Austens' visit to Edward at Chawton House, 203; offer of cottage there, 216; first sight of it, 220; they settle there, Chap. XIV; description of village, 236; of cottage, 237; Jane leaves it for Winchester, 388 Cheltenham: family visits to, 373 Cholmeley, Jane: see Leigh Perrot, James Chute, W. J. C.: of The Vyne, M.P. and M.F.H., neighbour at Steventon, 68 Clarke, (Rev.) J. S.: Librarian at Carlton House; Jane's correspondence with, 312, 313, 319-24 Cooke, (Rev.) Samuel, D. D.: Rector of Little Bookham, 19; marries daughter of Theophilus Leigh, Master of Balliol, 19; Jane's godfather, 22; George C. a well-known Oxford tutor, 186-8; George and his sister Mary at the H. Austens', 247; Jane's visit to Bookham, 304; Mary Cooke on heroines, 338 Cooper, Dr. E.: Rector of Whaddon and Sonning; marries Jane Leigh (sister of Mrs. G. Austen), 18; their children, 19; death of Mrs Cooper, at Bath, 25, 39; death of Dr. C. at Sonning, 77 Cooper, E.: son of Dr. E. Cooper, 19; marries Caroline Lybbe Powys, 77; takes living of Hamstall-Ridware, 124 Cooper, Jane (Lady Williams): daughter of Dr. E. Cooper, 19; with Jane and Cassandra under Mrs. Cawley, 25; at school at Reading, 27; married to Captain T. Williams, 77; killed in a carriage accident, 108 Cravens: Mrs. Craven the harsh mother of Mrs. Fowle, Mrs. Lloyd, &c., 69; Lord Craven takes his cousin, T. Fowle, as Chaplain to West Indies; T. F. dies there, 79, 104-5 Crosby, Messrs.: purchasers of Northanger Abbey, 174-5; Jane's unsuccessful attempt to secure publication, 230-4; buys MS. back, 333 D'Antraigues: French émigré family whom Jane visits with the H. Austens, 250 Dawlish: Austens' visit to, in 1802, 173, 354 Day, Thomas: author of Sandford and Merton, friend of the Leigh Perrots, 126 De Feuillide, Comtesse (Eliza Hancock), (see also Austen, (Rev.) Henry (ii)): daughter of T. S. Hancock and Philadelphia (Austen), 34; godchild of Warren Hastings, 34; his generosity, 35; Eliza with her mother in England; then Paris, 36; letters to and from Phila Walter, 37-44; married to Comte de Feuillide, 37; in England, 1786; her son (Hastings) born, 39, 40; gaieties, 40; visit to Austens at Oxford, 41; illness and death of Mrs. Hancock, 42, 43; the Comte in difficulties in France, 44; guillotined, 45; Eliza married to Henry Austen, 106; death of Hastings de F., 108; death of Eliza, 265 Deane Rectory: G. Austen, Rector of, from 1773, 17 Digweeds: principal tenants at Steventon, 13; share with Austens deputation of the Manor, 52 Dorchester, Lady: gave a ball at Kempshot, 123 Doyle, Sir F. H.: story in his reminiscences about Jane, 91 Dunford, Ben (postilion): letter to Mr. Leigh Perrot on Mrs L. P.'s trouble, 135 Edgeworth, R. L.: neighbour at Scarlets; experiments, 126; letter on Mrs. L. P.'s acquittal, 139 Elinor and Marianne: sketch for Sense and Sensibility, in letters, 80 Elliott, Mary: probably a friend of Philadelphia Austen, 33; perhaps Mrs. Buchanan, first wife of Warren Hastings, and link between Hastings and the Hancocks, 34; died 1759, 33 Emma: Jane Austen's fourth published novel, December 1815, 318-24; begun Jan. 1814, 306; localities discussed, 302; finished March 1815, 306; description, 306-7; preparing for press, 309; Walter Scott's article on, in the Quarterly, 326; private opinions of friends, 328-31 Evelyn: early work of Jane, 55 First Impressions: original of Pride and Prejudice, 96; G. Austen's unsuccessful attempt to sell it, 97, 98 Fowles (for T. Fowle see Austen, Cassandra): Fowles at Kintbury, 69, 373 Gambier, Admiral: at the Admiralty, 117; writes to G. Austen, 118; F. Austen, his flag-captain, 174 Gibson, Mary: see Austen, (Sir) Francis Godmersham: given up to Edward Austen by Mrs. Knight, 75, 76 Goodnestone: the Bridges' place; Jane dancing there, 101; Jane and Cassandra there, one after the other, 189-91 Gregory, Mrs.: shopwoman at Bath, 131 Haden, Mr.: doctor attending Henry Austen; his friendship with Fanny, 309, &c. Hampson, Rebecca: daughter of Sir G. H.; married (i) to James Walter, (ii) to William Austen, her children, 4; her niece, Miss Payne, 251 note Hamstall-Ridware: living given by Mrs. Leigh to E. Cooper, 124 Hancock, Eliza: see de Feuillide, Comtesse Hancock, Tysoe Saul: surgeon in India; marries Philadelphia Austen there, 34; their daughter Betsy (Eliza), 34; Hancocks' return home, 35; H. returns to India; assisted by Hastings; dies in 1775, 35; Philadelphia and Betsy then in England, 36 Harpsden: see Leigh, (Rev.) Thomas (i) Harwoods: neighbours at Steventon, 68; Earle Harwood's accident, 146 Hastings, George: son of Warren H., under charge of G. Austen; with him on wedding tour, 10; dies young, 10 Hastings, Warren: marries Mrs. Buchanan, 33; his son George, under charge of Austens, dies early, 10, 33, 34; generosity to Hancocks, 35; Hancocks, &c. at his trial, 41; Eliza visits him near Windsor, 41; his acquittal, 79; letter from Eliza announcing her marriage to Henry Austen, 107; admiration of Pride and Prejudice, 274; of Camilla, 275 Heathcote, Mrs. (see also Bigg, Alethea), (Elizabeth Bigg): married to Mr. Heathcote, and mother of Sir W. H., 68; kindness to Jane in illness, 389, 393 Heathcote, Rt. Hon. Sir William, Bart.: of Hursley Park, M.P. for Oxford, 68, 69 Holders: of Ashe, neighbours at Steventon, 68; Jane dines there, 147, 162 Ibthorp: home of Lloyds, 69; Jane there, 153 Jeffrey, Mr.: kept awake by Emma, 331 Kippington: property near Sevenoaks bought by Motley Austen; Colonel Austen, M.P., lived there, 4, 63 Kitty, or the Bower: early work of Jane, 55, 56 Knatchbull, Lady: see Austen, Fanny Knight, Edward: son of Edward Austen (i); took the name of Knight, 256; with Jane at Southampton after his mother's death, 216, &c.; in Scotland with his uncle Henry, 279 Knight, Thomas (i): of Godmersham; distant cousin of G. Austen, gives him living of Steventon, 5 Knight, Thomas (ii), (see also Knight, Mrs. T.): adopts Edward Austen, 47 Knight, Mrs. T. (Catherine Knatchbull, widow of above): surrenders property to Edward Austen in 1797, 74-6; her kindness to Austen family, 48, 207; on her death Edward takes the name of Knight, 256 Lady Susan: early work of Jane, in letters, published in Memoir, 80, 81; she never wrote in letters again, but used them freely, 81 Lances: exchange of visits with, at Southampton, 199; together at a ball, 228 Lansdowne, Marquis of (i): second Marquis; Austens rent a house in Castle Square, Southampton, close to him, 203; his death, 211 Lansdowne, Marquis of (ii): half-brother of (i); the Statesman, and an admirer of Jane's writings, 203 Latournelle, Mrs.: her school at Reading, 26, 27; Cassandra and Jane there, 26-8; easy discipline, 27; See also St. Quentins; Sherwood, Mrs. Lefroy, Ben: marries Anna Austen, November 1814, 353; they live at Hendon, 361; at Wyards, 362 Lefroy, Mrs.: wife of Rector of Ashe, sister of Sir Egerton Brydges; did much for Jane, 71; died by fall from horse, 71, 180; Jane's verses in her memory, 72 Lefroy, Tom (afterwards Chief Justice): his friendship with Jane in 1796, &c., 87, 88; his remembrance of her, 89 Leigh, Cassandra (see also Austen, (Rev.) George); daughter of Leigh, (Rev.) Thomas (i), 7; marriage, 10; character, 16; story of journey on a waggon, 17; illness at Bath and verses to Bowen, 172-3; generosity of sons on death of husband, 182; letter from Stoneleigh, 196; last visit to Steventon, 256, 257; hopeful letters during Jane's illness, 391, 392; letter to Anna after Jane's death, 398; lives on till 1827, 257, 402 Leigh Chronicle, quoted, 6-9, 25 Leigh, Hon. Mary: life-tenant of Stoneleigh, dies 1806, 194; her brother's curious will, 195 Leigh, Theophilus: squire of Adlestrop, husband of Mary Brydges, 7; his government of his sons, 7, 8. See also Chandos, Duke of Leigh, (Rev.) Theophilus: Master of Balliol, 7; his witty speeches and long life, 7, 8 Leigh, (Sir) Thomas: Lord Mayor when Queen Elizabeth was proclaimed, 6; Leighs of Adlestrop and of Stoneleigh descended from him, 6 Leigh, (Rev.) Thomas (i): Rector of Harpsden, father of Cassandra Austen, 7; his gentle character, 8; his wife, Jane Walker, descended from the Perrots, 9 Leigh, Thomas (ii): nephew of (i); succeeded to Stoneleigh, 195; the Austens stay with him there, 195-7 Leigh Perrot, James (see also Perrots): son of Rev. Thomas Leigh (of Harpsden), 9; succeeded to Perrot property, and sold it, 9, 10; bought Scarlets, 10, 18, 126; often at Bath (Paragon), 127; marries Jane Cholmeley, 10; Mrs. L. P. accused of stealing lace at Bath, 132; committed and imprisoned, 132; Mrs. Austen offered to send one or both daughters to be with her, 134; trial at Taunton, 135, 138; acquittal, 138; Mrs. Austen and Jane stay at Paragon in 1801, 165; claim to succeed to Stoneleigh compromised, 195, 196; Mr. L. P. loses money by Henry Austen's bankruptcy, 332; his death and will, 384, &c. Lloyds (see also Austen, (Rev.) James): Mrs. Lloyd (Martha Craven) lived at Deane, then at Ibthorp, 69; her daughters, Eliza (Fowle), Martha, and Mary, 69; Jane's gift to Mary with verses, 69, 70; verses to Martha, 70; Mary's marriage to James Austen, 73; Jane's visit to Ibthorp, 153; Cassandra there at death of Mrs. Lloyd, 183, &c.; Martha to live with the Austens, 188; Martha married to Francis Austen, 74, 402 Loiterer, The: periodical conducted by James Austen at Oxford, 47; Henry writes in it, 48 Lybbe Powys, Caroline: see Cooper, Edward Lyfords: Hants doctors, 115, 355; one attends Jane in her last illness, 388, &c. Lyme: Jane there with parents in 1804, 176; identification of places in Persuasion, 177 Mansfield Park: Jane Austen's third published novel, May 1814; mentioned during composition, 258, 259, 261; Frank's ships mentioned in it, 272, 280; finished, 290; Henry reading it on the way to London, 291-6; published in May 1814, 296; description, 296-8; first edition sold out, 296; second edition (Murray), 308; opinions of two friends upon, 332 Mapletons: friends at Bath, 129; death of Marianne M., 169, 170 Marbœuf, Marquise de: accused by Revolutionists; Comte de Feuillide befriends her and shares her fate, 44, 45 Mathew, Anne: see Austen, (Rev.) James Mathew, General: father of first Mrs. James Austen, 72; his generosity, 73 Mitford, Mary Russell: at the St. Quentins' school in London, 27; unflattering views of Jane, 84, 300; gradually modified, 301, note Moore, Sir John: allusions to him and Battle of Corunna, 224, 228, 229 Morley, Countess of: corresponds with Jane, 326 Murray, John: publishes Emma, 309; letter from Henry Austen, 310; letters from Jane, 314, 318, 319; publishes second edition of Mansfield Park, 308, 318 Musgrave, Mrs.: godmother of Jane, 22 Mystery, The: very early work of Jane, 53 Nelson, Lord: Francis Austen conveys a message to, 160; his admiration for him, 193 Northanger Abbey: earlier of Jane Austen's two posthumous novels, published in 1818, 403; first version of, 96; description, 96-7; sold (after revision) in 1803, 96; to Messrs. Crosby of London, 174-5; attempt to secure publication (under name Susan), 230-4; MS. recovered, 333; doubt about publishing (under name Catherine), 336, 337 Palmer, Fanny: see Austen, Charles Perrots: well-known in Oxon and Wales, 9; property of one branch (Northleigh) comes to James Leigh (Perrot), 9; through this descent Austens are 'founder's kin' at St. John's, Oxford, 9; James L. P. sells Northleigh and buys Scarlets, 10 Persuasion: later of Jane Austen's two posthumous novels, published, 1818, 403; begun 1815, 333; finished, and end rewritten, 1816, 334, 335; probably intended to be published with Northanger Abbey (as it eventually was), 336; author's opinion on it, 336 Portrait of Jane as a girl: see Zoffany Portsmouth, Earl of: as Lord Lymington, a pupil at Steventon, 21; a neighbour, 68; courteous message to Cassandra, 144; ball at Hurstbourne, 150 Pride and Prejudice (see also First Impressions): Jane's second published novel, January 1813, 257; read aloud at Chawton, 260; &c.; author's own comments, 260-3; description of, 263-5; Jane looks out for pictures of Mrs. Bingley and Mrs. Darcy, 267-9; Warren Hastings's admiration, 275; Henry divulges secret of authorship, 281; second edition, 289, 290; young Fox's admiration, 370 Ramsgate: Francis Austen there, raising a corps, 174; Jane perhaps there in 1803, 174 Rice, (Rev.) Morland: owner of Zoffany portrait, 63 Rowden, Miss: see St. Quentins, the Russell, Miss (Mrs. Mitford): mother of Mary Russell Mitford, 84, 300; her father Rector of Ashe, 1729-83, 17 St. John's College, Oxford: George Austen, Scholar and Fellow there, 4, 5; his sons James and Henry there, 39, 41, 46 St. Quentins, the: chiefly manage Mrs. Latournelle's school at Reading, 26; move to London, then to Paris; assisted by Miss Rowden, 27; M. R. Mitford and Fanny Kemble educated by them, 27; also Miss Landon, and Lady Caroline Lamb, 305 'Sanditon': name given to Jane's first chapters of a new work, 381, note; description, 381, 382 Scarlets: home of the Leigh Perrots, 10, 18, 126, 384 Scott, Sir Walter: writes article in Quarterly on Emma, 326 Sense and Sensibility: Jane Austen's first published novel; sketch for, in letters called Elinor and Marianne, 79, 80; early version of, 96; resumed on settling at Chawton, 242; in hands of printer, April 1811, 244; comes out at end of October, 254; description of, 243, 244; its publication a secret, 254; its success, 255, 256; second edition, 290 Sherwood, Mrs.: as Miss Butt, at Mrs. Latournelle's school at Reading; her description of it, 26, 27 Ships (in which Frank or Charles served): the Unicorn, 78; the Triton, 103; the Tamar, 121; the Peterel, 121, &c.; the Endymion, 125; the Neptune, 174; the Leopard, 192; the Canopus, 192; the St. Albans, 203; the Elephant, 270; the Namur, 284, note; the Phœnix, 369 Southampton: Austens settle there, 197; house in Castle Square, 198; description of surroundings, 202, 203; they leave Southampton, 229 Steventon Rectory: given to G. Austen, 5; description of, 11-15; G. Austen and family live there (or occasionally at Deane) till 1801, 17, 155, &c.; leave it for Bath, 164; Cassandra and Jane visit the James Austens there, 92, 93; Mrs. G. Austen visits it for the last time, 256 Stoneleigh: visit to, 194; Mr. Leigh Perrot's claim to property compromised, 195 Stringer, Jane, sister of John Austen (iii): one of her descendants married to Thomas Knight (i) of Godmersham, 2 Susan: see Northanger Abbey Taunton: Mrs. Leigh Perrot tried and acquitted there, 135, &c. Theatricals at Steventon: names of pieces, prologues &c., 63-6; Jane's share unknown, 66 Trafalgar: Frank Austen just misses battle, 192, 193 Walker, Jane: see Leigh, (Rev.) Thomas (i) Walter, (Rev.) Henry: son of (Rev.) James W., 6; mathematician and scholar, 6, 259; known at Court, 6 Walter, (Rev.) James: son of W. H. Walter, met his death in the hunting-field, aged eighty-four, 5 Walter, Philadelphia: cousin and correspondent of Eliza de Feuillide, 5; letters to and from, 38-44, 58, 59, 61, 65, 104, 105 Walter, William Hampson: elder half-brother of (Rev.) George Austen, 4; correspondence between his wife and himself and the Austens, 19-22 Watsons, The: commencement of story, written by Jane about 1804, 175; why discontinued, 175, 176 Weller, Elizabeth: see Austen, John (iii) Williams, Captain T.: captured La Tribune; knighted, 78; marries (i) Jane Cooper, who was killed in a carriage accident, 77, 108; (ii) Miss Whapshare, 152, 154 Winchester: Jane moves there for advice, 388; lodges in College Street, 389; dies there, and is buried in the Cathedral, 396, 397, 399 Zoffany: painter of (believed) portrait of Jane as a girl, frontispiece, 62; its history, 63

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