THE ATHENAEUMJane Austen’s Sailor BrothersJ. H. Hubback and Edith C. Hubback
Biography
Jane Austen’s Sailor Brothers
Read it in the Library After Dark Or read it as plain textTwo of Jane’s brothers, Francis and Charles, went to sea as boys, fought through the wars with France and both became admirals. John Hubback, Francis’s grandson, and his daughter Edith told their story in 1906 from their letters and logs. It is the best guide there is to the navy of Mansfield Park and Persuasion, and to the officers Austen knew.
The librarian
- Reading time
- About 4 hr 30 min
- Where to find it
- The Austen Room
- Edition
- Project Gutenberg, eBook #69815. In the public domain in the United States.