1. Add MS 89437
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89437
- Title:
- Jane Austen, Letter to James Edward Austen, 16 December 1816
- Scope & Content:
- Letter from novelist Jane Austen at Chawton, to her nephew James Edward Austen (Leigh) at Steventon, in which Austen discusses family matters, in particular relating to ‘Uncle Charles’ and ‘Uncle Henry’. The letter contains the well-known line in which Austen compares the act of writing to that of p...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1816
- Extent:
- 1 item