Cassandra Austen

Cassandra Austen
Cassandra Austen
	Silhouette of Cassandra Austen
Born	9 January 1773; Steventon, Hampshire, England
Died	22 March 1845 (aged 72); Portsdown Lodge near Portsmouth, Hampshire
Parents	George Austen; Cassandra Leigh;
Relatives	James Austen (brother); George Austen (brother); Edward Austen Knight (brother); Henry Thomas Austen (brother); Francis Austen (brother); Jane Austen (sister); Charles Austen (brother); Philadelphia Austen Hancock (aunt);

Cassandra Elizabeth Austen (9 January 1773 – 22 March 1845) was an amateur English watercolourist and the elder sister of Jane Austen. The letters between her and Jane form a substantial foundation to scholarly understanding of the life of the novelist.

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