Complex sentence: The work was also influenced by some of Austen's personal circle with views on the novel of courtship, and names are recorded in the margins of the manuscript; they included William Gifford, her publisher, and her niece Fanny Knight.
Split into simpler sentences: The work was also influenced by Jane Austen's friends and acquaintances, whose names are recorded in the margins of the manuscript. They included William Gifford her publisher, and her niece Fanny Knight.