Table of Contents
Introduction: Jane Austen at Home 1
Act 1 A Sunny Morning at the Rectory
1 To Steventon 7
2 Enter Jane 20
3 Boys 28
4 A Little Learning 41
5 The Abbey School 49
6 The Freindship of Women 55
7 The Wars 70
8 Cassandra's Romance 77
9 Youth and Beauty 84
10 Novels 101
11 'My Irish friend' 109
12 First Impressions 120
13 Godmersham Park 124
14 Away from Home 133
15 Homeless 146
Act 2 A Sojourner in a Strange Land
16 Bath 153
17 The Sea 165
18 Manydown Park 171
19 Susan 179
20 'Wild to see Lyme' 186
21 Green Park Buildings East 192
22 A House Fit for a Heroine 204
23 Castle Square 214
Act 3 A Real Home
24 Chawton Cottage 231
25 Published! 243
26 Pride and Prejudice 250
27 The Great House 259
28 The Diversions of Young Ladies 268
29 Parading about London 277
30 Carlton House 284
Act 4 The End, and After
31 Disasters 291
32 A Poor Honey 297
33 Unfinished Business 304
34 College Street 311
35 A Final Home 316
36 'Was there anything particular about that lady?' 322
Epilogue: What happened to Jane's homes? 327
Acknowledgements 329
Sources 331
Bibliography 333
Notes 341
Index 375
Picture Acknowledgements 387