Austen at sea : [large print] a novel / Natalie Jenner.
"In Boston, 1865, Charlotte and Henrietta Stevenson, daughters of a Massachusetts Supreme Court Justice, have accomplished as much as women are allowed in those days. Chafing against those restrictions and inspired by the works of Jane Austen, they start a secret correspondence with Sir Francis Austen, her last surviving brother, now in his nineties. He sends them an original letter from his sister and invites them to come visit him in England. In Philadelphia, Nicholas and Haslett Nelson -- bachelor brothers, veterans of the recent Civil War, and rare book dealers -- are also in correspondence with Sir Francis Austen, who lures them, too, to England, with the promise of a never-before-seen, rare Austen artifact to be evaluated. The Stevenson sisters sneak away without a chaperone to sail to England. On their ship are the Nelson brothers, writer Louisa May Alcott, Sara-Beth Gleason -- wealthy daughter of a Pennsylvania state senator with her eye on the Nelsons -- and a would-be last-minute chaperone to the Stevenson sisters, Justice Thomas Nash."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9798891645523
- Physical Description: 527 pages (large print) : map ; 23 cm
- Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
- Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2025.
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes author's note with background information.Regular print version previously published by: St. Martin's Publishing Group.
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- Sisters > Fiction.
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. Correspondence.
Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 > Fiction.
Austen, Francis, Sir > Fiction.
Booksellers and bookselling > Fiction.
Transatlantic voyages > 19th century > Fiction.
Letters > Fiction.
Boston (Mass.) > History > 1865- > Fiction.
England > Fiction.
Great Britain > History > Victoria, 1837-1901 > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
Large print books.
Available copies
- 20 of 22 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 3 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 22 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | LP FIC JENNER (Text) | 36015000724407 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | LP FIC JENNER (Text) | 36015000724464 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | LP FIC JENNER (Text) | 36015000724522 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
