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*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors.The Watsons is an unfinished novel by Jane Austen... Read Full Overview

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""The Watsons"" is a novel written by Jane Austen, but left unfinished and published posthumously. The story follows the Watson family, who are struggling to maintain their social status after the death of their father. The eldest daughter, Emma, has been raised by a wealthy... Read Full Overview

The unfinished posthumous fragment The Watsons was written by Jane Austen during the period 1793 - 1795. It was not published until 1871 as part of "A Memoir of Jane Austen" by Edward Austen-Leigh. Jane Austen (16 December 1775 - 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works... Read Full Overview

THE WATSONS by Jane Austen
Praised by critics and studied by scholars, Jane Austen's novels endure because of their popularity with readers. The author's witty and astute observations elevate her tales of parties, gossip, and romance into matters of captivating... Read Full Overview

The Watsons is an unfinished novel by Jane Austen. She began writing it c. 1803 and probably abandoned it after her father's death in January 1805. It has five chapters, and is less than 18,000 words long. Mr. Watson is a widowed clergyman with two sons and four daughters... Read Full Overview

Mr. Watson is a widowed clergyman with two sons and four daughters. The youngest daughter, Emma, has been brought up by a wealthy aunt and is consequently better educated and more refined than her sisters. But when her aunt contracts a foolish second marriage, Emma is obliged... Read Full Overview

According to wikipedia: "The Watsons is an abandoned novel by Jane Austen, probably begun about 1803. There have been a number of arguments advanced why she did not complete it and other authors have since attempted that task. Even before the manuscript fragment was eventually... Read Full Overview