165

XII. FROM BATH TO SOUTHAMPTON, 1805-1808 189

XIII. FROM SOUTHAMPTON TO CHAWTON, 1808-1809 209

XIV. _SENSE AND SENSIBILITY_, 1809-1811 235

XV. _PRIDE AND PREJUDICE_, 1812-1814 255

XVI. _MANSFIELD PARK_, 1812-1814 273

XVII. _EMMA_, 1814-1815 299

XVIII. _PERSUASION_, 1815-1816 325

XIX. AUNT JANE, 1814-1817 341

XX. FAILING HEALTH, 1816-1817 369

XXI. WINCHESTER, 1817 388

APPENDIX: THE TEXT OF JANE AUSTEN'S NOVELS 405

BIBLIOGRAPHY 421

PEDIGREES _to face page_ 428
I. Austen
II. Leigh
III. Craven, Fowle, and Lloyd Families

INDEX 429

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PORTRAIT OF JANE AUSTEN _Frontispiece_

CHRONOLOGY OF JANE AUSTEN'S LIFE

1775, Dec. 16 Birth, at Steventon.

1779, June Charles John Austen born.

1780, July James Austen matriculated at Oxford (St. John's).

1782 Jane and Cassandra at Oxford under care of Mrs. Cawley
(sister of Dr. Cooper).

1783 Mrs. Cawley having moved to Southampton, Jane nearly
died there of a fever. Mrs. Cooper (her aunt) took
the infection and died (October).

1784 _The Rivals_ acted at Steventon.

1784 or 1785 Jane and Cassandra left Mrs. Latournelle's school at
Reading, and returned home.

1786 Eliza Comtesse de Feuillide came to England.
Birth of her son.

1787 James Austen in France.

1788, July Henry Austen matriculated at Oxford (St. John's).
Francis Austen went to sea.

1791 Edward Austen married Elizabeth Bridges.

1792, March James Austen married Anne Mathew.

1794, Feb. Comte de Feuillide guillotined.

1795 (?) Cassandra engaged to Thomas Fowle.
May Mrs. James Austen died.

1795-6 Mr. Tom Lefroy at Ashe.

1796 _First Impressions_ (_Pride and Prejudice_) begun.
Jane subscribed to _Camilla_.

1797, Jan