num_pages: 238
description: First published in 1983 as A Goodly Heritage, this book traces the history of Jane Austen's family from Elizabethan times. The author writes about the various members of her immediate family: her father, her mother, her brothers - James (the poet of the family and a major contributor to Steventon theatricals), the feeble-minded George, Edward, who became Squire of Godmersham, the impetuous Henry, her favourite, who later arranged pubication of her novels, the sailor brothers Francis and Charles - and her beloved sister, Cassandra.
language: English
title: A History of Jane Austen's Family
titlecomplete: A History of Jane Austen's Family
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 13
publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd