A Memoir of Jane Austen: and Other Family Recollections (Oxford World's Classics) (edition 2002)

by James Edward Austen-Leigh, Kathryn Sutherland (Editor)

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This unique edition brings together for the first time Austen-Leigh's memoir of his aunt Jane Austen, together with shorter recollections by James Edward's two sisters. It also includes Jane's brother Henry's two biographical accounts. - ;'I doubt whether it would be possible to mention any author of note, whose personal obscurity was so complete.'James Edward Austen-Leigh's Memoir of his aunt Jane Austen was published in 1870, over fifty years after her death. Together with the shorter recollections of James Edward's two sisters, Anna Lefroy and Caroline Austen, the Memoir remains the prime a… (more)

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Title:	A Memoir of Jane Austen: and Other Family Recollections (Oxford World's Classics)
Authors:	James Edward Austen-Leigh
Other authors:	Kathryn Sutherland (Editor)
Info:	OUP Oxford (2002), Edition: New edition, Paperback, 352 pages
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Made a start on this audiobook, but while informative and interesting, it didn't grab me...unfortunatley, as it is a given that I am keen to know more about J.A. (

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Okies | Sep 3, 2023 |

It was interesting , but it lack of obiectivity.
The author is honest and don't pretente to be an historian, but I felt him biased.
It wasn't my first Biography of Jane Austen so I think that coulb be the reason why I wasn't appalled. (

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James Edward Austen-Leigh	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Sutherland, Kathryn	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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1871 (A Memoir of Jane Austen)

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This work contains reminiscences by other relatives as well as the main work by J. E. Austen-Leigh. Please do not combine it with the editions which contain only the single memoir by J. E. Austen-Leigh.

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This unique edition brings together for the first time Austen-Leigh's memoir of his aunt Jane Austen, together with shorter recollections by James Edward's two sisters. It also includes Jane's brother Henry's two biographical accounts. - ;'I doubt whether it would be possible to mention any author of note, whose personal obscurity was so complete.'James Edward Austen-Leigh's Memoir of his aunt Jane Austen was published in 1870, over fifty years after her death. Together with the shorter recollections of James Edward's two sisters, Anna Lefroy and Caroline Austen, the Memoir remains the prime a

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