Tag: James Stanier Clarke

On the Block! ~ A Jane Austen Portrait? (via Jane Austen in Vermont)

Another Jane Austen related item up for auction in London. We may never know if this watercolor portrait is of Jane Austen - but my Marianne-ish sensibilities want it to be so. Christie’s Sale 8021:  Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts 8 June 2011 London, King Street  [Jane Austen? by James Stanier Clarke] James Stanier Clarke’s... Continue Reading →

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Jane Austen Letter Moments

I think I may boast myself to be, with all possible vanity, the most unlearned and uninformed female who ever dared to be an authoress. The Letters of Jane Austen, 11 December 1815 Unlearned? Uninformed? Vanity? I think NOT! This one line from a letter written to the Rev. James Stanier Clarke, librarian to the Prince... Continue Reading →

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