Sense and Sensibility Readalong (in line with schedule)

[QNPoohBear]

Jane went to school at age 7, to Mrs. Cawley's school in Oxford, the same time her eldest brothers would have gone away to school. The school moved to Southampton where Jane became very ill. Then later she went to school at Mrs La Tournelle's in Reading.

https://janeaustensworld.com/2010/09/...

[Renuka]

QNPoohBear wrote: "Jane went to school at age 7, to Mrs. Cawley's school in Oxford, the same time her eldest brothers would have gone away to school. The school moved to Southampton where Jane became very ill. Then l..."

Yes absolutely agree about Jane and Cassandra's schooling. Actually not only Jane others were very sick too, and in removing them Mrs Cooper caught the infection herself, and died of it.
That's all settled and agreed.

But why would her brothers go away to school when their father had a boarding school at home?

I also don't remember reading about any of the boys going away to school (except later to university at Oxford) in either of the excellent biograohoes of Jane by Clare Tomalin and by Deidre le Fey, or the less illustrious more superficial one by Lucy Worsley.

Neither in the 2 Cambridge books on JA (Guide by Todd & Companion by Copeland). Nor in her letters and or the biographies by her family.
I must have read at least a dozen biographical and or literary criticm books on JA. I'll put a list somewhere - as you all know, I am a NF buff .))

Thank you for the fan website link you gave - I too read that website, but it isnt the same as JASNA in its depth or incisiveness in its literary criticism, is it?
JASNA also sometimes has some wacky / way off seeming theories, and light articles - some proposed by Arnie Perlstein etc, even though he has magnificently substantiated his Emma riddles theory.

If there is any recorded evidence of the boys (can only be James and Henry) going away to school in some academically researched book or another could you share please QNPoohBear. I'd love to have it. Thank you.