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I was Jane Austen's best friend

by Cora Harrison

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In a series of journal entries, Jenny Cooper describes her stay with cousin Jane Austen in the 1790s, and her entrance into Jane's world of beautiful dresses, dances, secrets, gossip, and romance.

Social life and customsDiariesCousinsJuvenile fictionFictionCourtshipFriendshipChildhood and youth