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Francis Austen. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Francis William Austen, GCB (23 April 1774 – 10 August 1865) was a Royal Navy officer and an elder brother of the novelist Jane Austen. As commanding officer of the sloop HMS Peterel, he captured some 40 ships, was present at the capture of a French squadron, and led an operation when the French brig ...
Visit Jane Austen's House - the Hampshire cottage at which Jane Austen lived and penned her novels, including the timeless Pride and Prejudice. Jane Austen's House are inviting audiences from around the world to help them transcribe Jane's brother Francis Austen's handwritten memoir.
16 de jul. de 2011 · Los hermanos de Austen, Jane Austen tenían seis hermanos, cada uno con diferentes talentos, cada uno contribuyendo a su trabajo de alguna manera. James, Charles, Edward y Francis.
8 de oct. de 2009 · Sir Francis William Austen: Glimpses of Jane’s sailor brother in letters | Jane Austen's World. Jane Austen's World. This Jane Austen blog brings Jane Austen, her novels, and the Regency Period alive through food, dress, social customs, and other 19th C. historical details related to this topic. Feeds: Posts. Comments.
Sir Francis William Austen. 1774-1865. He was born on 23 April 1774, the fifth son of the Reverend George Austen, rector of Deane and later of Steventon, Hampshire, and of his wife, Cassandra Leigh. He was the brother of the novelist Jane Austen and Rear-Admiral Charles John Austen. Admiral Sir Thomas Williams was his cousin by marriage, and he ...
The memoir begins with an account of Frank Austen’s life from his childhood in Chawton and his entering the Navy, going on to describe his carrying despatches to Lord Nelson at Palermo, the blockade of Genoa and service in Egypt, a stay with his family in Bath in 1802, further travels in the West Indies with Nelson’s fleet as captain of the Cano...
By Brian Southam. Brian Southam (1931–2010) was the author of Jane Austen’s Literary Manuscripts, Jane Austen and the Navy, and Jane Austen: A Students’ Guide to the Later Manuscript Works, as well as editor of Jane Austen: The Critical Heritage. He is at work on Jane Austen beside the Seaside, a Story of Romance, from Sidmouth to Sanditon.
