17322 Austen as a Character 10 volume set with gilt

10 volume set with gilt edges

With elastic band

Section on rescue and care of wallpapers

The memoir was originally published in 1870 and enlarged in a second edition in 1871

She wrote three books about life there

17322 Austen as a Character 10 volume set with giltThe letters and journals of Porter date from 1788 to 1814. She was the daughter of a clergyman born in 1752 without beauty or wealth, and without a husband, had to work to support herself. She taught the daughters and granddaughters of the Earl of Ilchester. This is an excellent and somewhat rare opportunity to hear directly from a working woman of the time period. Martin provides an extensive background, with illustrations, of Porter and her world.