Collection of autograph letters signed from Jane and Cassandra Austen : London, Chawton, etc., to various recipients, [1804-1817].

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Collection of autograph letters signed from Jane and Cassandra Austen : London, Chawton, etc., to various recipients, [1804-1817].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/642218268

This collection includes 8 autograph letters signed from Jane Austen to the following recipients: Cassandra Austen (MA 2911.1, 4-6); Martha Lloyd (MA 2911.3); Charles Thomas Haden (MA 2911.7); the Countess of Morley (MA 2911.8); and Anne Sharp (MA 2911.9). It also includes 2 autograph letters signed from Cassandra Austen to Fanny Knight (MA 2911.10) and Anne Sharp (MA 2911.11); a memorandum about expenses in Jane Austen's hand (MA 2911.2); and a memorandum about the composition dates of Jane Austen's novels in Cassandra Austen's hand (MA 2911.12). Items in the collection are described in 12 individual records (MA 2911.1-12).

12 items (37 p.) ; size varies.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7912257

Related Entities

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Knight, Fanny, 1793-1882

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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817

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Jane Austen (b. December 16, 1775, Steventon, Hampshire, England–d. July 18, 1817, Winchester, England) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Her use of biting irony, along with her realism and social commentary, have earned her acclaim among critics and scholars. With the publications of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814)...

Burke, Alberta H.,

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Morley, Frances Parker, Countess of, 1781-1857

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Amelia Opie, née Alderson, English novelist and poet. From the guide to the Amelia Opie manuscript material : 205 items, 1795-1853, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Frances Parker, née Talbot, Countess of Morley, self-published author and illustrator. From the guide to the Frances Parker, Countess of Morley manuscript material : 1 item, 1829?, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of S...

Haden, Charles Thomas, 1786-1824,

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Sharp, Anne, d. 1853,

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Austen, Cassandra, 1773-1845

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Sister of the novelist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Chawton, to Anne Sharp, [1817] July 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133337 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Winchester, to Fanny Knight, [1817 July 20]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270134342 From the description of Autograph memorandum signed with initials : [Chawton], [ca. 1817 July]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270134505 Sister of novelist Jane Austen. ...

Lloyd, Martha

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