Original: George Austen apparently gave his daughters unfettered access to his large and varied library, was tolerant of Austen's sometimes risquÃ experiments in writing, and provided both sisters with expensive paper and other materials for their writing and drawing.
Simplified: George Austen seemed to have let his daughters read the books in his large library freely. He also allowed Austen's experiments in writing, and gave her costly paper and other writing materials.