Jane's Life

Eliza de Feuillide: Jane Austen's 'Outlandish Cousin'

Eliza Hancock was born 22nd December 1761 in Calcutta, India, to her mother Philadelphia Austen and her father Tysoe Saul Hancock, a physician with the East India Company. Philadelphia was George A...

Who was the Real Tom Lefroy?

"Tell Mary that I make over Mr. Heartley and all his estate to her for her sole use and benefit in future, and not only him, but all my other admirers into the bargain wherever she can find them, ...

Jane Austen's Life: George Austen

Jane Austen's "Missing" Brother