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Jane Austen's remarkable Aunt Philadelphia Hancock : 'a girl of genius and feeling' / Jan Merriman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Merriman, Jan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hancock, Philadelphia, 1730-1792.
- Hancock, Philadelphia.
- Austen, Jane, 1775-1817--Family.
- Austen, Jane.
- Socialites--England--Biography.
- Socialites.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 260 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates.)
- Place of Publication:
- South Yorkshire, England : Pen & Sword History, 2024.
- Contents:
- Family and childhood: 1730-1745
- The Milliner's apprentice: 1745-1751
- Off to India: 1751-1752
- Marriage and early years in India: 1752-1756
- Life in Fort St David: 1756-1758
- A meeting in Kasimbazaar: 1759-1761
- Motherhood in Calcutta: 1762-1764
- Going home: 1764-1765
- Home in England: 1765-1768
- Hancock and Hastingss return to India: 1768-1770
- 'Grass widow' in London: 1770-1772
- Philadelphia, her husband and "The Waistcoat Wars": 1772-1774
- Warren Hastings makes a gift: 1772-1774
- The death of Mr Hancock: 1775-1776
- Off to Europe: 1776-1780
- Philadelphia and Eliza's friend The Comtesse de Tournon: 1780-1782
- A daughter married: 1782-1784
- Off to Guyenne: 1784-1786
- Return to England: 1786-1788
- Paris, Revolution and return to England: 1788-1791
- Final days: 1791-1792.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-250) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781036111878 (electronic bk.)
- 1036111873 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 90103367968
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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