Jane Austen's Sailor Brothers: Being the Adventures of Sir Francis Austen and Charles Austen

by John Henry Hubback

Excerpt from Jane Austen's Sailor Brothers



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376 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Son of John Hubback and Catherine Anne Austen Hubback, and great nephew of Jane Austen.

John Henry married Mary Page Ingram and had 7 children. He passed away in Oct 1939.

Reviews

[Lorri]

Hubback's narrative is friendly as he weaves together quotes from ship logs, letters, and other primary sources to tell the stories of his grandfather's (Francis Austen's) and greatuncle's (Charles Austen's) naval careers and how they affected his greataunt's (Jane Austen's) novels. He quotes from Persuasion and Mansfield Park to demonstrate the correlations between the real and fictionalized lives of seamen and relevant activities of the British Navy. Very interesting, informative, and insightful.

[Quirkyreader]

This book was a wonderful piece of Austen ephemera. I would also recommend it to naval history fans, Napoleonic history, and history fans in general. I learned some very interesting items about the British Navy circa 1800's. Especially that one of Jane Austen's brothers was given his final rank by Queen Victoria.

Also see my review on my book blog: http://quirkyreader.livejournal.com/1...