Wishing you all a very Happy New Year, with gratitude to all for your visits, your comments, and your discussions of all things Jane! ~ Thank you for including Jane Austen in Vermont in your daily blog surfing! Welcome to 2016!
Today in Jane Austen’s life: [from the JASNA-Wisconsin “A Year with Jane Austen” calendar]
December 31st:
- 1797: Henry Austen marries his cousin Eliza de Feuillide, by special license.
January 1st:
- 1787: Cousins Edward and Jane Cooper come to stay at Steventon for the New Year holidays.
- 1812: Princess Charlotte of Wales writes that she intends to read Sense and Sensibility soon.
[Vintage Postcard: Gold Medal Art, n.d.]