Inquiring readers: Today is the 203rd anniversary of Jane Austen’s death. She lived from December 16th, 1775 to July 18, 1817, and managed to achieve more in 41 years than a majority of us in twice that time. My previous posts marking this occasion were somber. This one provides a more light hearted, science fictiony […]
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Jane Austen Appears in Vic’s Dream on the 203rd Anniversary of Her Death: A Surreal Journey in Photos
Posted in Jane Austen in the modern world, Jane Austen's death, Jane Austen's enduring popularity, Jane Austen's image, Jane Austen's life, Jane Austen's music, Jane Austen's World, tagged Chawton House on July 18, 2020| 7 Comments »
Cassandra Writes About Jane Austen’s Death, July 18, 1817
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen's life, Jane Austen's World, tagged Cassandra Austen, Fanny Knight, Jane Austen's death, Winchester Cathedral Jane Austen's grave on July 18, 2012| 6 Comments »
On July 18, 1817 Jane Austen died at the age of 41 of Addison’s disease, a diagnosis that remains largely disputed. Her last hours are described by her grieving sister Cassandra to Fanny Knight, Jane’s beloved niece. Other posts that Tony Grant and I have written on the topic sit below. My dearest Fanny, Doubly […]
Death Comes to Pemberley and Other Matters Pertaining to Jane Austen Sequels
Posted in 19th Century England, Austenesque novels, Book review, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Popular culture, tagged Colleen McCullough, Death Comes to Pemberley, P.D. James, The Independence of Mary Bennet on January 25, 2012| 39 Comments »
It’s rare that I purchase a Jane Austen sequel. Generally, publishers will send books for review or I’ll pick up a copy at the library. When Death Comes to Pemberley was announced I did not hesitate to purchase a copy for my Kindle. P.D. James, the book’s author, is a highly regarded mystery writer with […]
Jane Austen’s Death: Events in College Street 18th July 1817
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency society, Regency style, Regency World, tagged Jane Austen's death, Jane Austen's Grave, Jane Austen's last illness, Winchester Cathedral on July 18, 2010| 15 Comments »
In mid April 1817 Jane Austen was so ill she took to her bed in Chawton. By the 27th April she had written her will. After a visit from her brother James and his wife Mary she agreed to go to Winchester to be close to her surgeon who would take care of her there. […]
On the anniversary of Jane Austen’s death
Posted in Biography, jane austen, Jane Austen's death, Jane Austen's life, tagged Jane Austen's Grave on July 15, 2007| 10 Comments »
Jane Austen, 1775-1817: I have lost a treasure, such a sister, such a friend as never can have been surpassed. She was the sun of my life, the gilder of every pleasure, the soother of every sorrow; I had not a thought concealed from her, and it is as if I had lost a part […]
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