Austen-Leigh, James Edward 1798-1874 creator text utu 2006 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Memoir of Jane Austen" by James Edward Austen-Leigh is a biography published in 1869. Written by Austen's nephew with help from family members, this Victorian-era memoir introduced the wider public to Jane Austen's works for the first time. Drawing on scattered family recollections and carefully edited letters, Austen-Leigh portrays his aunt as a domestic, unambitious writer. Yet the portrait remains incomplete—shaped by what Cassandra Austen chose to preserve or destroy, and by Victorian conventions that kept private matters hidden. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Memoir_of_Jane_Austen Release date is 2006-02-19 Transcribed from the 1871 Richard Bentley and Son edition by Les Bowler Original publication data not identified Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17797 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17797 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133420.0 17797