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Kindred, Sheila Johnson, 1943-
Subjects
Austen, Fanny, 1790-1814.
Austen, Fanny, 1790-1814 -- Correspondence.
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Family.
Austen, Charles.
Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Military life -- History -- 18th century.
Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 18th century.
Officers' spouses -- Great Britain -- Correspondence.
Officers' spouses -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Officers' spouses -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 18th century.
Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century.
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Kindred, Sheila Johnson, 1943-
Austen, Fanny, 1790-1814.
Austen, Fanny, 1790-1814 -- Correspondence.
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Family.
Austen, Charles.
Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Military life -- History -- 18th century.
Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 18th century.
Officers' spouses -- Great Britain -- Correspondence.
Officers' spouses -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Officers' spouses -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 18th century.
Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century.
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Jane
Austen
's
transatlantic
sister
: the
life
and
letters
of
Fanny
Palmer
Austen
/ Sheila Johnson Kindred
by
Kindred, Sheila Johnson, 1943-
McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017.
Call #:
940.27341 A933k
Subjects
Austen
,
Fanny
, 1790-1814.
Austen
,
Fanny
, 1790-1814 -- Correspondence.
Austen
,
Jane
, 1775-1817 -- Family.
Austen
, Charles.
Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Military
life
-- History -- 18th century.
Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 18th century.
Officers' spouses -- Great Britain -- Correspondence.
Officers' spouses -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Officers' spouses -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 18th century.
Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century.
ISBN:
9780773551312 (hc.)
Description:
xix, 291 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-279) and index
Summary:
"In 1807, genteel, Bermuda-born
Fanny
Palmer
(1789-1814) married
Jane
Austen
's youngest brother, Captain Charles
Austen
, and was thrust into a demanding
life
within the world of the British navy. Experiencing adventure and adversity in wartime conditions both at sea and onshore, the spirited and resilient
Fanny
travelled between Bermuda, Nova Scotia, and England. After crossing the Atlantic in 1811, she ingeniously made a home for Charles and their daughters aboard a working naval vessel, and developed a supportive friendship with his
sister
,
Jane
. Fanny'
s
articulate and informative
letters
- transcribed in full for the first time and situated in their meticulously researched historical context - disclose her quest for personal identity and autonomy, her maturation as a wife and mother, and the domestic, cultural, and social milieu she inhabited. Sheila Johnson Kindred also investigates how
Fanny
was a source of naval knowledge for
Jane
, and how far she was an inspiration for
Austen
's literary invention, especially for the female naval characters in Persuasion. Although she died young, Fanny'
s
story is a compelling record of female naval
life
that contributes significantly to our limited knowledge of women'
s
roles in the Napoleonic Wars. Enhanced by rarely seen illustrations, Fanny'
s
life
story is a rich new source for
Jane
Austen
scholars and fans of her fiction, as well as for those interested in biography, women'
s
letters
, and history of the family. Author Sheila Johnson Kindred taught in the Department of Philosophy at Saint Mary'
s
University. She writes about
Jane
Austen
's fiction and family, and lives in Halifax."--Provided by publisher.
Genre:
Biographies.
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