Tuesday 12 May 2010
Letter #2, To Cassandra, from Steventon, “I shall be extremely impatient to hear from you again, that I may know how Elixa is, & when you are to return. With best Love, &c., I am affectionately yours
J: Austen
Miss Austen
The Rev. Mr. Fowle’s,
Kintbury,
Newbury” – Jane Austen, 15 January 1796
Eliza would have been, Eliza Lloyd Fowle, (died 1839), She was Mary and Martha Lloyd’s sister. She married her cousin, Revd Fulwar-Craven Fowle (14 May 1764 – 9 March 1840), which would make her Tom Fowle’s sister-in-law and cousin . She and her husband also lived at Kintbury.
So, today we finish letter #2.
"Life is Short... Break the Rules, Forgive Quickly, Kiss Slowly, Love Truly, Laugh Uncontrollably, And Never Regret Anything that Made You Smile! Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Tuesday 11 May 2010
Tuesday 11 May 2010
Letter #2, To Cassandra, from Steventon, “John Lyford and his sister bring Edward home to day, dine with us, & we shall all go together to Ashe. I understand that we are to draw for Partners.” – Jane Austen, Friday 15 January 1796
The Edward here would be Revd Edward Cooper. She mentions him at the beginning of this letter as having gone with his friend John Lyford and coming back on Friday, which would be 15 January.
John Lyford; He was in fact Revd John Lyford (1769 to 12 June 1799); the curate of Basing and Nately 1793. He married Jane Lodge 19 April 1799, died suddenly and was buried at Basingstoke. He was married just under two months. That is very sad.
An interesting note about his family is that his brother, Charles Lyford (1743-1805), was a surgeon in Winchester and his son, Giles-King Lyford (1764-1837), was Surgeon-in-Ordinary at the County Hospital, Winchester, and attended Jane Austen during her last illness.
John Lyford’s sister was Mary Susannah (1772-1840). She married Revd James Digweed in June 1803.
Drawing for partners must be just what it sounds like. I read somewhere, (I cannot find it now), but, there was the thought that perhaps Mrs. Lefroy chose to have drawing for partners because she was concerned about the flirting between Jane and Mr. Lefroy.
It seems to me that drawing for partners might be a bit risky, what if you did not particularly care for the partner you drew? Then what? You are stuck with no way out except a Mr. Elton scene; and no one wants that; to be compared with the littleness of Mr. Elton! Mr. Knightly's advice would be to, just do the right thing and stick-it-out, and maybe, just maybe, if you keep a positive attitude, you just might enjoy yourself. You just might, in the end, decide that Emma chose better for Mr. Elton than he did for himself! You never know until you try!
Letter #2, To Cassandra, from Steventon, “John Lyford and his sister bring Edward home to day, dine with us, & we shall all go together to Ashe. I understand that we are to draw for Partners.” – Jane Austen, Friday 15 January 1796
The Edward here would be Revd Edward Cooper. She mentions him at the beginning of this letter as having gone with his friend John Lyford and coming back on Friday, which would be 15 January.
John Lyford; He was in fact Revd John Lyford (1769 to 12 June 1799); the curate of Basing and Nately 1793. He married Jane Lodge 19 April 1799, died suddenly and was buried at Basingstoke. He was married just under two months. That is very sad.
An interesting note about his family is that his brother, Charles Lyford (1743-1805), was a surgeon in Winchester and his son, Giles-King Lyford (1764-1837), was Surgeon-in-Ordinary at the County Hospital, Winchester, and attended Jane Austen during her last illness.
John Lyford’s sister was Mary Susannah (1772-1840). She married Revd James Digweed in June 1803.
Drawing for partners must be just what it sounds like. I read somewhere, (I cannot find it now), but, there was the thought that perhaps Mrs. Lefroy chose to have drawing for partners because she was concerned about the flirting between Jane and Mr. Lefroy.
It seems to me that drawing for partners might be a bit risky, what if you did not particularly care for the partner you drew? Then what? You are stuck with no way out except a Mr. Elton scene; and no one wants that; to be compared with the littleness of Mr. Elton! Mr. Knightly's advice would be to, just do the right thing and stick-it-out, and maybe, just maybe, if you keep a positive attitude, you just might enjoy yourself. You just might, in the end, decide that Emma chose better for Mr. Elton than he did for himself! You never know until you try!
Monday, May 10, 2010
Monday 10 May 2010
Monday 10 May 2010
Letter #2, To Cassandra, from Steventon, “Wm. Chute called here yesterday. I wonder what he means by being so civil. There is a report that Tom is going to be married to a Litchfield Lass.” – Jane Austen, Friday 15 January 1796
When I first read this, I thought she was referring to Mr. Tom Lefroy, but she was not; she was referring to Mr. Tom Chute, Williams’ brother.
William-John Chute (1757-1824) was MP for Hants and married to Elizabeth Smith. He had inherited The Vyne/Vyne Estate in Sherborne St. John, Hants. It says something about the Austen family that the MP would visit them, does it not?
Great Moulton St. Michael
This is a link to Great Moulton St Michael, one of Revd Chute’s churches. It has some great indoor pictures.
http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/greatmoulton/greatmoulton.htm
This is a link to South Pickenham in Norfolk. It also has some great pictures of the inside of the church.
http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/southpickenham/southpickenham.htm
I guess things did not work out with the Litchfield Lass. But, think about this for a minute, Tom Chute was three years older than Jane, so very near her age. They way she mentions him in the same paragraph as Mr. Tom Lefroy, and it seems, in a very melancholy state, makes me think that there had been something between Jane and Mr. Chute. She was, after all writing to Cassandra, and Cassandra would have been aware of Jane’s feelings, so she could make reference without much detail.
He went to Pembroke College, not that far of a stretch to Pemberley, is it?
I know I am way to much of a romantic when it comes to Jane Austen, but here is a picture of his house – hum - maybe Chadwick House was not so much the inspiration for Pemberley as some might think, as she would have been more likely to have visited Pickenham Hall than to have ever visited Chadwick House.
Could this be the real story of Pride and Prejudice gone very, very wrong? Since we have very little or no information before the first letter that Cassandra let us keep, we can only imagine. This could be a very sad statement, they both died unmarried, and he, owning a copy of Pride and Prejudice with his name written in it, showing that he intended to keep it
And her, with the notion of a man who was wrong, but willing to change for the love he has for a woman. – Sigh…
Letter #2, To Cassandra, from Steventon, “Wm. Chute called here yesterday. I wonder what he means by being so civil. There is a report that Tom is going to be married to a Litchfield Lass.” – Jane Austen, Friday 15 January 1796
When I first read this, I thought she was referring to Mr. Tom Lefroy, but she was not; she was referring to Mr. Tom Chute, Williams’ brother.
William-John Chute (1757-1824) was MP for Hants and married to Elizabeth Smith. He had inherited The Vyne/Vyne Estate in Sherborne St. John, Hants. It says something about the Austen family that the MP would visit them, does it not?
The Vyne in Sherborne St. John
Another picture of The Vyne in Sherborne St. John
This is a link to information about The Vyne and how you can visit it.
http://www.visitsoutheastengland.com/site/things-to-do/the-vyne-p51263
Tom Chute ((1772-1827), the Revd Thomas-Vere Chute; he attended Pembroke College, Cambridge and received a BA in 1794 and an MA in 1801. He was in the Hants Fencible Cavalry and was stationed at Deal and New Romney, Kent in 1798. He was ordained in 1804. He occupied the Lobb family livings of Great Moulton St Michael and South Pickenham in Norfolk. He inherited the Vyne in 1824 and died unmarried at South Pickenham Hall 22 January 1827. He owned copies of Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice. and Northanger Abby & Persuasion. He signed his name in the volumes.
http://www.visitsoutheastengland.com/site/things-to-do/the-vyne-p51263
Tom Chute ((1772-1827), the Revd Thomas-Vere Chute; he attended Pembroke College, Cambridge and received a BA in 1794 and an MA in 1801. He was in the Hants Fencible Cavalry and was stationed at Deal and New Romney, Kent in 1798. He was ordained in 1804. He occupied the Lobb family livings of Great Moulton St Michael and South Pickenham in Norfolk. He inherited the Vyne in 1824 and died unmarried at South Pickenham Hall 22 January 1827. He owned copies of Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice. and Northanger Abby & Persuasion. He signed his name in the volumes.
Great Moulton St. Michael
This is a link to Great Moulton St Michael, one of Revd Chute’s churches. It has some great indoor pictures.
http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/greatmoulton/greatmoulton.htm
South Pickenham in Norfolk
This is a link to South Pickenham in Norfolk. It also has some great pictures of the inside of the church.
http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/southpickenham/southpickenham.htm
I guess things did not work out with the Litchfield Lass. But, think about this for a minute, Tom Chute was three years older than Jane, so very near her age. They way she mentions him in the same paragraph as Mr. Tom Lefroy, and it seems, in a very melancholy state, makes me think that there had been something between Jane and Mr. Chute. She was, after all writing to Cassandra, and Cassandra would have been aware of Jane’s feelings, so she could make reference without much detail.
He went to Pembroke College, not that far of a stretch to Pemberley, is it?
I know I am way to much of a romantic when it comes to Jane Austen, but here is a picture of his house – hum - maybe Chadwick House was not so much the inspiration for Pemberley as some might think, as she would have been more likely to have visited Pickenham Hall than to have ever visited Chadwick House.
Could this be the real story of Pride and Prejudice gone very, very wrong? Since we have very little or no information before the first letter that Cassandra let us keep, we can only imagine. This could be a very sad statement, they both died unmarried, and he, owning a copy of Pride and Prejudice with his name written in it, showing that he intended to keep it
And her, with the notion of a man who was wrong, but willing to change for the love he has for a woman. – Sigh…
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Saturday 8 May 2010
Saturday 8 May 2010
Letter #2, To Cassandra, from Steventon, “Friday – At length the Day is come on which I am to flirt my last with Tom Lefroy, & when you receive this it will be over ----My tears flow as I write, at the melancholy idea” – Jane Austen, Friday 15 January 1796
There is not really too much to say about this entry. She says it all, does she not? But, I cannot help but wonder, what happened between Thursday, when she was expecting an offer from Mr. Lefroy and Friday when she was crying because he would be leaving.
Letter #2, To Cassandra, from Steventon, “Friday – At length the Day is come on which I am to flirt my last with Tom Lefroy, & when you receive this it will be over ----My tears flow as I write, at the melancholy idea” – Jane Austen, Friday 15 January 1796
There is not really too much to say about this entry. She says it all, does she not? But, I cannot help but wonder, what happened between Thursday, when she was expecting an offer from Mr. Lefroy and Friday when she was crying because he would be leaving.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Thursday 6 May 2010
Thursday 6 May 2010
Okay, so we begin again, picking up where we left off.
Letter #2, To Cassandra, from Steventon, “Tell Mary that I make over Mr Heartley & all his Estate to her for her sole use and Benefit in future, & not only him, but all my other admirers into the bargain wherever she can find them, even the kiss which C. Powlett wanted to give me, as I mean to confine myself in future to Mr Tom Lefroy, for whom I donot care sixpence. Assure her also as a last & indubitable proof of Warren’s indifference to me, that he actually drew that Gentleman’s picture for me, & delivered it to me without a Sigh.” – Jane Austen, Thursday 14 January 1796
Mary would have been Mary Lloyd. She was with Cassandra visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fowle, who were Mary’s aunt and uncle on her mother’s side.
Mr. Heartley was probably one of the Hartley’s from Bucklebury, Berkshire.
As far as I can tell the Rev. Winchcombe Henry Howard Hartley would have been the Hartley in residence in 1796. He was the vicar of Bucklebury. He married Elizabeth Watts on 21 August 1809.
He married Anne ‘Nancy’ Temple in November of 1796.
He had some trouble and had to leave England for France in 1827. He died in Brussels in 1834.
Someone jumped the gun and wrote an obituary notice for him in 1830 which described him as ‘cheerful, benevolent, conscientious, and virtuous’, but the biographer also added that, ‘His person was diminutive, and his limbs not well formed. He had a quick apprehension, and an excellent memory; but he was somewhat deficient in judgment and profundity. His opinions were apt to run to extremes, and to be lightly taken up, and lightly abandoned. He was a little too free of his advice, which was given with a self-sufficiency not always well received.’ Hum – maybe this sounds like Mr. Collins?
In any case it is apparent he did not obtain a kiss from Jane.
And Mr. Lefroy, well… sigh,,,
Warren; John-Willing Warren (1771-c.1831), He was most likely a student of Mr. Austen's at Steventon, c.1785 and went on to Oxford and, also, contributed to The Loiterer, a magazine Jane Austen's brothers published while they were at Oxford. He became a barrister-at-law and a Charity Commissioner. He married in 1807.
I wonder if warren drew a picture of Mr. Lefroy as a way of teasing her. Mr. Lefroy was being teased about her at Ashe. Their behavior must have warranted the notice of everyone around them, so she was probably being teased also, if so, she did not seem to mind.
Okay, so we begin again, picking up where we left off.
Letter #2, To Cassandra, from Steventon, “Tell Mary that I make over Mr Heartley & all his Estate to her for her sole use and Benefit in future, & not only him, but all my other admirers into the bargain wherever she can find them, even the kiss which C. Powlett wanted to give me, as I mean to confine myself in future to Mr Tom Lefroy, for whom I donot care sixpence. Assure her also as a last & indubitable proof of Warren’s indifference to me, that he actually drew that Gentleman’s picture for me, & delivered it to me without a Sigh.” – Jane Austen, Thursday 14 January 1796
Mary would have been Mary Lloyd. She was with Cassandra visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fowle, who were Mary’s aunt and uncle on her mother’s side.
Mr. Heartley was probably one of the Hartley’s from Bucklebury, Berkshire.
As far as I can tell the Rev. Winchcombe Henry Howard Hartley would have been the Hartley in residence in 1796. He was the vicar of Bucklebury. He married Elizabeth Watts on 21 August 1809.
This is Bucklebury House before the fire.
This is current day Bucklebury!
There was a fire that destroyed a lot of the first house. The current day photo is a restoration of the servants quarters! Still very pretty! The Hartley family still lives there today.
It looks to me like Jane made a pretty big sacrifice for Mr. Lefroy. Mr. Heartley had quite an estate to hand over to Mary.
It looks to me like Jane made a pretty big sacrifice for Mr. Lefroy. Mr. Heartley had quite an estate to hand over to Mary.
This is a link to information about the family and the house.
http://www.berkshirehistory.com/castles/bucklebury_house.html
Mr. C. Powlett, Charles Powlett; he may be a bit more interesting than he seems at first mention. He was born in 1765, so he would have been around thirty or thirty-one in 1796. Jane had just turned twenty.
His linage was from the 3rd Duke of Bolton. He was raised by his uncle, Charles, mostly at Hackwood Park, where ‘he became acquainted with rank and fashion in abundance, which somewhat unsettled him for the sphere to which his ill-starred fortunes destined him’. He attended Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1781, but he did not finish. He held quite a few different Bolton family livings as rector and in 1790 was Chaplain-in-Ordinary to the Prince of Wales.
http://www.berkshirehistory.com/castles/bucklebury_house.html
Mr. C. Powlett, Charles Powlett; he may be a bit more interesting than he seems at first mention. He was born in 1765, so he would have been around thirty or thirty-one in 1796. Jane had just turned twenty.
His linage was from the 3rd Duke of Bolton. He was raised by his uncle, Charles, mostly at Hackwood Park, where ‘he became acquainted with rank and fashion in abundance, which somewhat unsettled him for the sphere to which his ill-starred fortunes destined him’. He attended Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1781, but he did not finish. He held quite a few different Bolton family livings as rector and in 1790 was Chaplain-in-Ordinary to the Prince of Wales.
This was how Hackwood Park looked around 1830.
This is a picture from the air in 1995.
He married Anne ‘Nancy’ Temple in November of 1796.
He had some trouble and had to leave England for France in 1827. He died in Brussels in 1834.
Someone jumped the gun and wrote an obituary notice for him in 1830 which described him as ‘cheerful, benevolent, conscientious, and virtuous’, but the biographer also added that, ‘His person was diminutive, and his limbs not well formed. He had a quick apprehension, and an excellent memory; but he was somewhat deficient in judgment and profundity. His opinions were apt to run to extremes, and to be lightly taken up, and lightly abandoned. He was a little too free of his advice, which was given with a self-sufficiency not always well received.’ Hum – maybe this sounds like Mr. Collins?
In any case it is apparent he did not obtain a kiss from Jane.
And Mr. Lefroy, well… sigh,,,
Warren; John-Willing Warren (1771-c.1831), He was most likely a student of Mr. Austen's at Steventon, c.1785 and went on to Oxford and, also, contributed to The Loiterer, a magazine Jane Austen's brothers published while they were at Oxford. He became a barrister-at-law and a Charity Commissioner. He married in 1807.
I wonder if warren drew a picture of Mr. Lefroy as a way of teasing her. Mr. Lefroy was being teased about her at Ashe. Their behavior must have warranted the notice of everyone around them, so she was probably being teased also, if so, she did not seem to mind.
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