CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. | |
| PAGE | |
| Introductory Remarks—Birth of Jane Austen—Her Family Connections—Their Influence on her Writings. | 1 |
CHAPTER II. | |
| Description of Steventon—Life at Steventon—Changes of Habits and Customs in the last Century | 18 |
CHAPTER III. | |
| Early Compositions—Friends at Ashe-A very Old Letter—Lines on the Death of Mrs. Lefroy—Observations on Jane Austen's Letter-writing—Letters. | 41 |
CHAPTER IV. | |
| Removal from Steventon—Residence at Bath and at Southampton—Settling at Chawton | 69 |
CHAPTER V. | |
| Description of Jane Austen's person, character, and tastes | 82 |
