Jane Austen's transatlantic sister : the life and letters of Fanny Palmer Austen /

"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 spirit...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kindred, Sheila Johnson, 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2017]
Series:desLibris. Books collection.
Subjects:
Austen, Fanny, > 1790-1814.
Austen, Fanny, > 1790-1814 > Correspondence.
Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817 > Family.
Austen, Charles.
Austen, Charles
Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > Military life > History > 18th century.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History > 18th century.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy
1700-1799
Officers' spouses > Great Britain > Correspondence.
Officers' spouses > Great Britain > Biography.
Officers' spouses > Great Britain > Social conditions > 18th century.
Officiers > Conjoints > Grande-Bretagne > Correspondance.
Officiers > Conjoints > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Officiers > Conjoints > Grande-Bretagne > Conditions sociales > 18e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Armed Forces > Military life
Families
Officers' spouses
Great Britain > History, Naval > 18th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire navale > 18e siècle.
Great Britain
Electronic books.
personal correspondence.
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies
History
Naval history
Personal correspondence
Personal correspondence.
Autobiographies.
Correspondance privée.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Jane Austenâ#x80;#x99;s Transatlantic Sister
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 From Birth to Marriage and Motherhood, 1789â#x80;#x93;1809
  • 2 On the Move: Between Bermuda and Halifax, 1809â#x80;#x93;1810
  • 3 In Halifax, Nova Scotia: Summer into Autumn 1810
  • 4 Unsettled: Bermuda and England, 1810â#x80;#x93;1811
  • 5 Afloat and Ashore, 1812
  • 6 Carrying On: Challenges and Choices, 1813
  • 7 Family Obligations, 1814
  • 8 Death and Disaster: 1814 and the Years Beyond
  • 9 Being a Naval Wife: Fanny Austenâ#x80;#x99;s Life and Jane Austenâ#x80;#x99;s FictionAPPENDICES
  • 2 Letters about Fanny
  • 3 Fanny Palmer Austenâ#x80;#x99;s Kindred
  • Notes
  • Bibliography

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