DescriptionLetter from Jane Austen to her sister Cassandra, 1799 June 11. Page 1 (NLA).tiff	English: National Library of Australia    Native name National Library of Australia Location Canberra Coordinates 35° 17′ 47″ S, 149° 07′ 46″ E   Established 23 March 1961  Website www.nla.gov.au Authority file : Q623578 VIAF: 136194678 ISNI: 0000000121646618 ULAN: 500307651 LCCN: n80077871 NLA: 35982108 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q623578
Date	11 June 1799
Source	Page 1 of 4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn4193159
Author	Jane Austen  (1775–1817)       Description British writer, short story writer and novelist Date of birth/death 16 December 1775  18 July 1817  Location of birth/death Steventon Winchester Work period 1787 – Work location England  Authority file : Q36322 VIAF: 102333412 ISNI: 000000012283635X ULAN: 500249665 LCCN: n79032879 NLA: 35010277 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q36322
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Transcript:

My dear Cassandra,

Your letter yesterday made me very happy. I am heartily glad that you have escaped any share in the impurities of Deane, and not sorry, as it turns out, that our stay here has been lengthened. I feel tolerably secure of our getting away next week, though it is certainly possible that we may remain till Thursday the 27th. I wonder what we shall do with all our intended visits this summer! I should like to make a compromise with Adlestrop, Harden, and Bookham, that Martha's spending the summer at Steventon should be considered as our respective visits to them all.

Edward has been pretty well for this last week, and as the waters have never disagreed with him in any respect, we are inclined to hope that he will derive advantage from them in the end. Everybody encourages us in this expectation, for they all say that the effect of the waters cannot be negative, and many are the instances in which their benefit is felt afterwards more than on the spot. He is more comfortable here than I thought he would be, and so is Elizabeth, though they will both, I believe, be very glad to get away -- the latter especially, which one can't wonder at somehow. So much for Mrs. Piozzi. I had some thoughts of writing the whole of my letter in her style.

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