Jane Austen was born in december, 16th, at night in Steventon house, Hampshire. There’s no necessity of a doctor, since it was really rare at that time to call a doctor e besides the local doctor is far 7 miles. Jane’s parents were really happy because a second girl was born, and she will be a present and company for Cassandra. Baby Jane was soon baptized by her father, as he did with all the children in the family. When the weather gets better she will be baptized in the church (it’s winter). Jane’s mother didn’t leave the bedroom for about two weeks. When Jane’s brothers and sister were allowed to enter in her mother’s bedroom, Jane was wealthy little girl, rounded face with fat chicks and black eyes! Everybody agreed she looked like her brother Henry.
The Parish Register for Steventon records Jane’s baptism on the day following her birth. The Register is in the Hampshire Record Office in Winchester, ref 71M82/PR2. Take a look here.
Where is the party going on?
Adriana Zardini at Jane Austen Sociedade do Brasil
Laurel Ann at Austenprose
Vic Sanborn at Jane Austen World
Katherine Cox at November’s Autumn
Karen Wasylowski at her personal blog
Laurie Viera Rigler at Jane Austen Addict Blog
Lynn Shepherd at her blog
Jane Greensmith at Reading, Writing, Working, Playing
Jane Odiwe at Jane Austen Sequels
Alexa Adams at First Impressions
Regina Jeffers at her blog
Cindy Jones at First Draft
Janet Mullany at Risky Regencies
Meredith at Austenesque Reviews
Me, Maria Grazia, here at My Jane Austen Book Club
GIFTS & GIVEAWAYS!!!
Books – 1 signed copy, directly from the author, of …
Willoughby’s Return by Jane Odiwe
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
Murder at Mansfield Park by Lynn Shepherd
Intimations of Austen by Jane Greensmith
Darcy’s Passions: Fitzwilliam Darcy’s Story by Regina Jeffers
First Impressions. A Tale of Less Pride and Prejudice by Alexa Adams
Jane and the Damned by Janet Mullany
Bespelling Jane Austen by Janet Mullany
Other gifts:
Austen bag offered by Karen Wasylowski
DVD Pride & Prejudice 2005 offered by Regina Jeffers
package of Bingley’s Tea (flavor “Marianne’s Wild Abandon” ) offered by Cindy Jones
DVD Jane Austen in Manhattan offered by Maria Grazia
3 issues of Jane Austen’s Regency World offered by Maria Grazia
Giveaways will end on the 23rd December. Winners will be announced here on My Jane Austen Book Club.
Jane Austen nasceu no dia 16 de dezembro, no comecinho da noite, na casa da paróquia de Steventon, Hampshire. Não houve necessidade de um médico, já que era raro chamar um naquela época e também porque o médico mais próximo estava a 7 milhas de distância. Os pais de Jane ficaram muito felizes por terem uma segunda filha, o que seria um presente para Cassandra (a única irmã de Austen) e seria sua companhia. A bebê Jane foi logo batizada por seu pai, como todas as crianças da família. Fariam a cerimônia na igreja mais tarde, quando tempo estivesse melhor. A mãe de Austen não deveria colocar os pés fora da cama por cerca de duas semanas. Quando as crianças finalmente foram autorizadas a entrarem no quarto onde Jane se encontrava, viram que o bebê tinha um rostinho redondo, bochechinhas gordas e negros olhos! Todos concordaram que ela se parecia com Henry, um dos irmãos.Leia também: O batismo de Jane
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