Back to category: English Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. Jane Austen Jane Austen was born Saturday December 16, 1775 in the Steventon rectory in North East Hampshire. She was the seventh child and second daughter of Reverend George Austen and Cassandra Leigh. Jane Austen’s parents said that “They were pleased to have a second daughter. A present plaything for her sister Cassy and a future companion” (Tomalin 4). Her father christened Jane Austen at home. She grew up in a manor house across the street from the Steventon Church. The house was not well built. It had low ceilings, brick walls, and its source of light was from the small windows. However it was large enough to accommodate Mr. Austen, his children, and his students. It had seven bedrooms, three attics, a living room, and a kitchen. There was also a parlour in the front of the house that Ms. Austen used as a sewing room. Jane Austen lived in this house for the first 25 years of her life. Back in the eighteenth century it was common for t... Posted by: Justin Rech Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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