HermitshJane Austen: The Complete Surviving Works

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Elizabeth Austen (nee Bridges)

Elizabeth

also: Mrs. Edward Austen

Edward Austen Knight's wife, a daughter of Sir Brook Bridges of Goodnestone; mistress of Godmersham through the letters' first half until her death after childbirth in October 1808, an event the letters record with unusual tenderness.

Mentioned in 10 works (10 mentions)

To Cassandra, Rowling, 1 September 1796 letter · 1 mention
To Cassandra, Rowling, 5 September 1796 letter · 1 mention
To Cassandra, Rowling, 15 September 1796 letter · 1 mention
To Cassandra, Steventon, 21 January 1799 letter · 1 mention
To Cassandra, Bath, 17 May 1799 letter · 1 mention
To Cassandra, Bath, 11 June 1799 letter · 1 mention
To Cassandra, Godmersham, 24 August 1805 letter · 1 mention
To Cassandra, Godmersham, 15 June 1808 letter · 1 mention
To Cassandra, Godmersham, 20 June 1808 letter · 1 mention
To Cassandra, Southampton, 15 October 1808 letter · 1 mention