Letter #10, Post #9

Monday 30 April 2012
To Cassandra, from Steventon, "Your letter was chaperoned here by one from Mrs. Cooke, in which she says that Battleridge is not to come out before January; & she is so little satisfied with Cawthorn's dilatoriness that she never means to employ him again." - Jane Austen, Saturday 27-Sunday 28 october 1798.

Mrs. Cooke was Cassandra Leigh Cooke, Mrs. George Austen, Jane's mother's, cousin. She was the author in the family before Jane Austen. She wrote Battleridge, an historical tale founded on facts. By a lady of quality.


It can still be bought on Amazon new and used.


http://www.amazon.com/Battleridge-historical-founded-volumes-quality/dp/1170654142

Mr. Cawthorn, of Cawthorn & Hutt, 24 Cockspur Street, London, was the publisher. The book came out in 1799.

Here is a link to a Public Overview screen by the Orlando Project by Cambridge University Press.

http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=cookc2

This brings to mind that Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility was published under the authorship of A Lady. I wonder if she was influenced?

I hope you had a good day today!
Terrie