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itled 'The Watsons' is printed; and extracts are given from a novel which she had begun a few months before her death; but the chief addition is a short tale never before published, called 'Lady Susan.' {0a} I regret that the little which I have been able to add could not appear in my First Edition; as much of it was either unknown to me, or not at my command, when I first published; and I hope that I may claim some indulgent allowance for the difficulty of recovering little facts and feelings which had been merged half a century deep in oblivion.
NOVEMBER 17, 1870.
CONTENTS.
* Chapter I. Introductory Remarks--Birth of Jane Austen--Her Family Connections--Their Influence on her Writings
* Chapter II. Description of Steventon--Life at Steventon--Changes of Habits and Customs in the last Century
* Chapter III. Early Compositions--Friends at Ashe--A very Old Letter--Lines on the Death of Mrs. Lefroy--Observations on Jane Austen's Letter-writing--Letters
* Chapter IV. Removal from Steventon--Residence at Bath and at Southampton--Settling at Chawton
* Chapter V. Description of Jane Austen's person, character, and tastes
* Chapter VI. Habits of Composition resumed after a long interval--First publication--The interest taken by the Author in the success of her Works
* Chapter VII. Seclusion from the literary world--Notice from the Prince Regent--Correspondence with Mr. Clarke--Suggestions to alter her style of writing
* Chapter VIII. Slow growth of her fame--Ill success of first attempts at publication--Two Reviews of her works contrasted
* Chapter IX. Opinions expressed by eminent persons--Opinions of others of less eminence--Opinion of American readers
* Chapter X. Observations on the Novels
* Chapter XI. Declining health of Jane Austen--Elasticity of her spirits--Her resignation and humility--Her death
* Chapter XII. <
Memoir of Jane Austen, page 1
by James Edward Austen-Leigh