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The principal portion (20 + 20 lines; 281 words) of an autograph letter to her niece Anna Lefroy (née Austen), discussing her appointments (“I have not a day disengaged”) and social life (“I like first Cousins to be first Cousins, & interested about each other. They are but one remove from Br. & Sr.”) during a stay in London including a disappointing trip to the theatre (“I fancy I want something more than can be. Acting seldom satisfies me. I took two Pocket handkerchiefs, but had very little occasion for either.”).Pages 1-2 (of 3). 8vo. [c. 188 x 111 mm]. [23 Hans Place, Chelsea, London, Tuesday, 29 November 1814]
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