Honan, Park. Jane Austen: Her Life. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1987.
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Cassandra Leigh Austen
Standard Name: Austen, Cassandra Leigh
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Birth | Jane Austen | JA
was born at Steventon in Hampshire, a month after her mother
had calculated that the birth was due. This, coincidentally, was the birthday of Elizabeth Carter
. Austen's birthplace no longer survives, though... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Jane Austen | JA
's mother, born Cassandra Leigh
, was well-connected; she was also witty, and wrote delightful verse. Her name came from her great-aunt Cassandra, Duchess of Chandos
. |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Cassandra Cooke | CC
was a first cousin of her namesake Cassandra Leigh Austen
, and first cousin once removed, as well as godmother, of the latter's daughter Jane Austen
. The older and younger novelist were not... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Cassandra Lady Hawke | Her mother, born Cassandra Leigh
, was one of three first cousins bearing this name: the others became Cassandra Austen
(mother of the novelist) and Cassandra Cooke
(author of a single published novel). |
| Residence | Jane Austen | Following her father
's retirement on health grounds, JA
moved with her parents
and sister
from Steventon in Hampshire to 4 Sydney Place, Bath. Le Faye, Deirdre. “Chronology of Jane Austen’s Life”. The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen, edited by Edward Copeland and Juliet McMaster, Cambridge University Press, 1997, pp. 1-11. 6 |
| Residence | Jane Austen | JA
, with her mother
, her sister
, and their friend Martha Lloyd
, moved from Southampton to the security of Chawton Cottage in Hampshire. Le Faye, Deirdre. “Chronology of Jane Austen’s Life”. The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen, edited by Edward Copeland and Juliet McMaster, Cambridge University Press, 1997, pp. 1-11. 8 |
| Travel | Jane Austen | JA
, Cassandra
, and their mother
moved to furnished lodgings at 25 Gay Street, Bath. Le Faye, Deirdre. “Chronology of Jane Austen’s Life”. The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen, edited by Edward Copeland and Juliet McMaster, Cambridge University Press, 1997, pp. 1-11. 7 Honan, Park. Jane Austen: Her Life. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1987. 214 |
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