"When this biography of Jane Austen first appeared in 1920, there was considerable public interest in her life, but previous biographies included many inaccuracies. In this important and often neglected book, Mary Augusta Austen-Leigh corrects some of the common misapprehensions, and advocates a closer critical reading of Austen's work." -- Amazon.com.

Hardcover reprint of the original 1920 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Austen-Leigh, Mary Augusta. Personal Aspects Of Jane Austen. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Austen-Leigh, Mary Augusta. Personal Aspects Of Jane Austen, . London J. Murray, 1920. Subject: Austen, Jane, 1775-1817

Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters is a biography by William Austen-Leigh. It details her infancy, teenage years, and adulthood; the daily intricacies of her life and the conditions in which she penned her novels.

Excerpt from Life of Jane Austen University, and was noted for his good looks, having been called the handsome Proctor. His wife and Jane Austen's mother was Cassandra, the youngest daughter of the Rev. Thomas Leigh, who, after being a fellow of All Souls', held the College living of Hampden, near henley-ou-thames, - and niece of Dr. Theophilus Leigh, for more than half-a-century Master of Balliol College, and the great University wit of his day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Memoir of Jane Austen Printed; and extracts are given from a novel which she had begun a few months before her death} but the chief addition is a short tale never before published, called 'lady Susan.' I regret that the little which I have been able to add could not appear in my First Edition as much of it was either unknown to me, or not at my command, when I first published; and I hope that I may claim some indulgent allowance for the difficulty of recovering little facts and feelings which had been merged half. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Jane Austen: Her Life and Letters; A Family Record A third point is the uneventful nature of the author's life, which, as we think, has been a good deal exaggerated. Quiet it certainly was; but the quiet life of a member of a large family in the England of that date was compatible with a good deal of stirring incident, happening, if not to herself, at all events to those who were nearest to her, and who commanded her deepest sympathies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.