Jane Austen is one of England s greatest and best-loved novelists, whose works are still widely read and enjoyed nearly two hundred years after her death. Memories of Jane were increasingly recorded as her reputation and fame grew in the nineteenth century. This new book brings these memories (family diaries and memoirs by her nearest and dearest relatives), and all of Jane’s own letters, together in one volume.This is the life of Jane in the words of the people who knew her. It provides a fascinating insight into her life as a member of a close, loving family and her work as a novelist. This book also opens a window onto the England in which Jane Austen lived and set her novels.