Summary of Lucy Worsley's Jane Austen at Home

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The story of the Austens at Steventon Rectory really begins in the late summer of 1768, when a wagon heavily loaded with household goods made its way through the Hampshire lanes from nearby Deane to the village of Steventon. #2 Mr Austen had been in charge of the parish of Steventon for the last four years. But he had found his Rectory there so run-down and dilapidated that he and his family had been living instead in a rented house in the neighbouring village of Deane. #3 Jane’s mother, Cassandra, was a powerful personality who had strong common sense. She was not necessarily attractive, but she was sharp and witty. In appearance, she was striking rather than beautiful. #4 The heroine of any story should lose her parents when she was young. This was true in real life of Jane’s father, who had lost both of his parents when he was a baby. His stepmother could claim that her interest in his estate took priority, and that she did not want to bother with him anymore.