MEMOIR OF JANE AUSTEN

Introductory Remarks—Birth of Jane Austen—Her Family Connections—Their Influence on her Writings, Description of Steventon—Life at Steventon—Changes of Habits and Customs in the last Century, Early Compositions—Friends at Ashe—A Very old Letter—Lines on the Death of Mrs. Lefroy—Observations on Jane Austen’s Letter-writing—Letters, Removal from Steventon—Residences at Bath and at Southampton—Settling at Chawton, Description of Jane Austen’s Person, Character, and Tastes, Habits of Composition Resumed after a Long Interval—First Publication—The interest taken by the Author in the success of her Works, 
Seclusion from the Literary World—Notice from the Prince Regent—Correspondence with Mr. Clarke— Suggestions to Alter her Style of Writing, Slow Growth of her Fame—III Success of First Attempts at Publication—Two Reviews of her Works Contrasted, Opinions Expressed by Eminent Persons—Opinions of Others of Less Eminence—Opinion of American Readers, Observations on the Novels, Declining Health of Jane Austen—Elasticity of her spirits—Her Resignation and Humility—Her Death, The Cancelled Chapter (Chap. X.) of ‘Persuasion.’,  The Last Work,  Postscript