The year after Jane Austen was born, the US declared independence and went to war with Britain. This was a tremendous financial loss on part of Britain and the newfound 'democratic way' impacted the minds of the British (Library of Congress).
LIT 4046 Romantic Literature: Austen (Fall 22 PLNU) Dashboard
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This is the COVE Editions group for our LIT 4046 Romantic Literature (Fall 22) class. This is the place where we will build our novel maps and Austen timeline.
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Delaford is the home and estate of Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility (1811). He inherited it after the death of his older brother and it is described throughout the novel as a well-maintained estate with beautiful and extensive gardens. He and Marianne settle there once they are married, and he gives the parsonage to Edward, who has been disinherited and is now married to Elinor. It is based on the real location of Dorsetshire.
Austen, Jane, and Kathleen Viola James-Cavan. Sense and Sensibility. Broadview Press, 2001.
Place de la Révolution (Revolution Square, now called Place de la Concorde) in Paris is the sight of Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVII's executions and an important landmark in the fight for French independence.
During the reign of King George III, he purchased Buckingham House (now Buckingham Palace), as a family home for his wife, Queen Charlotte.
George Austen and Cassandra Leigh, Austen's parents, were married on April 26, 1764, at St.Swithin's Church in Bath, UK.
Jane Austen was born at Steventon, Hampshire, England on December 16, 1775, to George and Cassandra (nee Leigh) Austen. She was the 7th of 8 children: James (1765), George (1766), Edward (1768), Henry Thomas (1771), Cassandra Elizabeth (1773), Francis William (Frank) (1774), Jane (1775), and Charles John (1779). Her father, George was an Anglican Pastor at the Steventon parish which was part of the estate of the husband of a wealthy second cousin, Thomas Knight.
Somersetshire home of Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Jennings’s other daughter, that serves as a convenient stopover for Elinor and Marianne on their return from London to Barton Cottage. Here, primarily from self-neglect, Marianne contracts an infectious fever, giving Colonel Brandon the chance to serve her by going after her mother. A drunken Willoughby appears, having heard that Marianne is dying, to beg her forgiveness for his marrying for money and to insist that he loves only her. Marianne recovers and comes to appreciate Colonel Brandon’s devotion.