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PENGUIBNO OKS / ABOUTT HE AUTHOR CLAIRE TOMALIN ClaTiormea hlianws o rkienpd u bliasnhjdio nugrn aalllih selmri Sfhee. walsi teerdairfityro sortf t hNee wS tateasnmtdah neo nft hSeu nday Timwehsi,sc hhle e iftn1 98S6h.ie ts h aeu thoofThr e L ifea nDde aoft h MarWyo llstwohniewccohrn tef htWe,h itbreBaodo PkFr iifrzos1ert9 74; Jane Austen ShelalnHediy Ws o r(lrde ibsysP ueendgi un1i 9n9 K2a)t;h Mearnisfineel d: A SecLrie(ft1e 9 8ab8 i)o,g roaftp hhmeyo derwnriisottnew rh oms he albsaos heed1r 9 9p1l TahyWe i nWtiefrte hh;ei gahclcyl aTihmIeen dv isible A Life WomaThne:S toofr Nye lTleym aannC dh arDliecskw ehniscw,ho n t he 199J0a mTeasiB tl aMcekm orPirailfz oeBr i ogratphNheCy R,B ook Awaridn1 99a1sw, e lalst hHea wthorndeMrir JsPo rridzPaern;o' fse ssion (199a5s )t,u dty hReoe fg enaccyt rJeasnAseu; s tAe Lni:fe( 199a8 ); colleo.fhc etlrii otnej roaurrnyae lnitsimSt elveSedtr raaln Wgreirtsi:n g.from ThrDeeec a(d1e9s9a 9n)Sd;a muPeelp TyhsUe:n equSaelwlflh,ei dwc ohn thWeh itbBrieoagdr Aawpaharynd wd h iwcehn otnt ow itnh Weh itbread Boookft hYee aArw arfdo2 r0 0A2lh.le b ro oakrspe u blibsyPh eendg uin. 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'l!tCdosuhnicpi l \ ) Contents LiesIftl lustrations ix Acknowledgements Xlll MapS howSitnegva enntdthA oeun s tens' HampsNheiigrheb ours XVl l 1757 2 Meritocrats l l 3 Boys 24 4 School 34 5 TheF renCcohn nection 45 6 Bad Behaviour 6i 7 WeddianngFdsu nerals 75 8N eighbours 87 9D ancing 103 10 TheD olaln tdh Peo ker lIO II A Letter l1 4 12D efeSnycset ems 120 13F rieinnEd ass t Kent 133 14T ravweiltsh M oMtyh er 143 15T hrBeoeo ks 156 16T wenty-five 169 I7M anydown 178 18B rothLeorvley 139 19A Deaintt hhF ea mily 206 20A tC hawton 212 21I nsMiadnes fiPealrdk 225 22D edication 242 i \ vu CONTENTS 23 TheS orceress 2 57 24 College Street 270 25 Postscript 277 ef AppeInA:dN ioxote Jn a nAeu stLaesnIt'l sl ness LisItll ustrations AppeILn·d'A inAx fr iSctaonry 'F.afrnAonumys tePno'cske t-book, 180w9i,atN ho otAnet tittSoul daevsery 291 Notes 295 ShoBritb liograp'9i 342 FamTir!Je e 346 Index 349 betwpep7e.8n - 9 RevGde orAgues tmeinn,i a(tJuarAneue s tMeenm orTirauls t) MrsG eorAgues tneenCe,a ssaLnedirsgaih l,h o(uJeaAtnutese t Meenm orial Trust) CottaagtSe tse vednrtaownbi,yn A gn nLae fr(ocyo lloefct thgiero ena t­ .granodfAs domnisSr iaFrlr anAcuisst en) JamAeuss tmeinn,i a(tJuarAneue s tMeenm or,iTarlu st) EdwaAruds tleantK,en ri gdhett,fa rioalpm o rtpraaiindttu erdih niGgsr and Tou1r7,8( 9J aAnues tMeenm orTirauls t) HenAruys tmeinn,i act1.u8 r2(e0J, a Anues tMeenm orTirauls t) CassaAnudsrtase inl,h o(uJeaAtnutese t Meenm orTiralu st) FranAcuisstm einn,i a(tJuarAneue s tMeenm orTirauls t) JanAeu stpeenn,ac niwdla tercoonpl aopuebryrC ,a ssandrac .1 A8u0s1t en, (ThNea tiPoonratlr aitL oGnadlolne)r y, CharAluesstp eonr,tb ryRa .iF ti e1l8d0(,7J aAnues tMeenm orTirauls t) Stevernetcotn(o frryvo inetdw r)a,w biynA gn nLae fr(ocyo lloefct thieo n great-gorfAa dndmsiSorinaFrslr anAcuisst en) RevGde orAgues tperne sehnitssio nEngd watrodM ra ndM rsT homas Knigshitl,h ocu.1e 7t7(t8DeR .,o sEes q./AJuasntMeee nm orTirauls t) MrsT ysoSea uHla nconcekPe,h iladAeulspthaeifnat,a e mri niabtyu re J.Sma(rJta Anues tMeenm orTirauls t) WarrHeans tipnogrstb,ryS a iJirot s hRueay no1l7d6(s8T, hN ea tiPoonratlr ait GallLeornyd,o n) EliHzaan comcikn,i a(tJuarAnuees tMeenm orTirauls t) ( ChatdeeJa ouu rdpahno,t og(cr oalplheo cftt haieuo tnh or) ix CONTENTS 23 TheS orceress 2 57 24 College Street 270 25 Postscript 277 ef AppeInA:dN ioxote Jn a nAeu stLaesnIt'l sl ness LisItll ustrations AppeILn·d'A inAx fr iSctaonry 'F.afrnAonumys tePno'cske t-book, 180w9i,atN ho otAnet tittSoul daevsery 291 Notes 295 ShoBritb liograp'9i 342 FamTir!Je e 346 Index 349 betwpep7e.8n - 9 RevGde orAgues tmeinn,i a(tJuarAneue s tMeenm orTirauls t) MrsG eorAgues tneenCe,a ssaLnedirsgaih l,h o(uJeaAtnutese t Meenm orial Trust) CottaagtSe tse vednrtaownbi,yn A gn nLae fr(ocyo lloefct thgiero ena t­ .granodfAs domnisSr iaFrlr anAcuisst en) JamAeuss tmeinn,i a(tJuarAneue s tMeenm or,iTarlu st) EdwaAruds tleantK,en ri gdhett,fa rioalpm o rtpraaiindttu erdih niGgsr and Tou1r7,8( 9J aAnues tMeenm orTirauls t) HenAruys tmeinn,i act1.u8 r2(e0J, a Anues tMeenm orTirauls t) CassaAnudsrtase inl,h o(uJeaAtnutese t Meenm orTiralu st) FranAcuisstm einn,i a(tJuarAneue s tMeenm orTirauls t) JanAeu stpeenn,ac niwdla tercoonpl aopuebryrC ,a ssandrac .1 A8u0s1t en, (ThNea tiPoonratlr aitL oGnadlolne)r y, CharAluesstp eonr,tb ryRa .iF ti e1l8d0(,7J aAnues tMeenm orTirauls t) Stevernetcotn(o frryvo inetdw r)a,w biynA gn nLae fr(ocyo lloefct thieo n great-gorfAa dndmsiSorinaFrslr anAcuisst en) RevGde orAgues tperne sehnitssio nEngd watrodM ra ndM rsT homas Knigshitl,h ocu.1e 7t7(t8DeR .,o sEes q./AJuasntMeee nm orTirauls t) MrsT ysoSea uHla nconcekPe,h iladAeulspthaeifnat,a e mri niabtyu re J.Sma(rJta Anues tMeenm orTirauls t) WarrHeans tipnogrstb,ryS a iJirot s hRueay no1l7d6(s8T, hN ea tiPoonratlr ait GallLeornyd,o n) EliHzaan comcikn,i a(tJuarAnuees tMeenm orTirauls t) ( ChatdeeJa ouu rdpahno,t og(cr oalplheo cftt haieuo tnh or) ix JANEA USTEN LISTO F ILLUSTRATIONS WillJioahmCn h utpea,s atnedpl e npcoirlt 1r7a9i(0tT ,hN ea tioTnrauls t, 'AG eneVriaelow fB atfhr otmhC el aveRrotaodfn'r ,oB ma btyJh o hCnl aude SouthReerng ion) Natt1e8s0,6 MrsW illCihaumt nee,eE lizaSbmeittdhhr ,a w(iTnhgN ea tioTnrauls t, VieowfL ym eR egwiast,e rc(oFlootuoIrmn adse x) SouthReergni on) ChawtCoont teaagrepl,hy o tograpfha m(icploryli lveactteAi uosnt/eJnane ThomVaesr Ceh utder,a w(iTnhNgea tioTnrauSlso tu,t hReergni on) MemorTirauls t) JoPhonr efLata vle rasntFdor kee efoplaikn,bt yHi enngC alv(eprrtic voaltlee ction. TheP riRnecgee ntaC uDrrirceilnvgeir,na gbv yTi hnogm asRowl(aCnodusrotanu ld ry PhoNtaot:h Kaenl ly) InstoifAt rutt)e HonN.e wtWoanl l'oLpe,a vpeorrstf'rr aoiEmtt o(nT hTeru steoefts h e EngrafvrioRnmag iesStoe nn sAirbtihBlueisrt terP,aa nr1di8,s2 (,8B ibliotheque PortsmEosuttaPhth eosNt.ao t:h Kaenl ly) NatiodneFa rlaen Pcaer,i s) HonC.o ulWsaolnl 'oLpe,a vpeorrstf'rr aoiEmtt o(nT hTeru steoefts h e Titlee-npgargafevr ioSnmeg na snSede nsRiibcihlBaiertynd,t L loenyd,1o 8n3;3 PortsmEosuttaPhth eosNt.ao t:h Kaenl ly) Titlee-npgargafevr ioPnmrg ia dnPredef udRiicceh,Ba erndt Lloenyd,1o 8n3,3 SiWri llHieaamt htchRoeet vWedi, l lHieaamta hncMdoqj teo Girl boeurtHt u nng,t i EngrafvrioLanm gF amEilllloieLu'Ao ntc,ie Innncel iArntahtBueisro tnr,Paa nrdi,s , painbtyiD nagn iGealr dn(eNra tiTornuaPslht o togrleiabprh/aiJco hn 182(1B ibliNoatthieoqdnueFae rl aen Pcaer,i s) ry Hammond) Title-pagfer eoMnma gnrifi-aPevalirRdnki g,c h Baerndt ley, London, 1833 StN ichoClhausr Scth,e venton, photograph (Hampshire E·nRgercaofvrridoEn mmgO mffiRaci,ec hBaerndt Lloenyd,1o 8n3,3 65M89/Z217h) LadAyu stneeneM, a rtLhlao ydda,g uerr(eJoatAnyueps etM eenm orial Pagfer otmhM ea rriRaeggeio sSfttN e irc hoChluarsSc the,tv oe(nnHam pshire Trust) RecoOrffidc 7e1 M82/PR3) CassaAnudsrtase inl,h o(uceotltloeeft c htgeir oena t-gorfAa dnmdisSroianrls Wesdto orwoafSy tN ichoClhausr Scthe,v enpthootno,g (rHamappshh ire FranAcuisst en) RecoOrffidc 6e5 M89/Z217h2) AdmiSriaFrlr anAcuisstd eang,u err(eJoatAnuyesp teMe enm orTirauls t) betpwpe27.e0 n-1 TeIxltl ustrations ThomLaasn gLleofirsmo iyn,i abtyGu .Er neg leh1e7a9(r9Pt h,oH tamop:s hire RecoOrffidc 2e3 M93/83hh) (pp1.6 -1T7h)ea pprernetigcieis ntt hePeru blRiecc oOrffidc es,h owing PhiladAeulsptheianap' psr enttiocH eesshtCieoprl mei,l liner, Covent ManydofwrnoS,me lIelcltu seftH raatmiposbnyhGs i.F r .Pe r os1e8r3,3 Gard9eM na,y1 74(5P ubRleiccoO rffidc Ie R1 h81f4 6). 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