Monthly Archives: May 2014

Jane Austen’s letter of today to her sister Cassandra is from Bath in 1801 — where she is househunting, speculating on the sale of their possessions in Steventon, attending dances in the Upper Assembly Rooms, and engaging in a bit … Continue reading →

Jane Austen’s arrival in Bath – with her mother and to stay with her Uncle and Aunt – is chronicled for us in this letter written over two days, the 5th and 6th of May 1801.   Many of us are … Continue reading →