Martha Lloyd

My father has written to Daish to desire that he will inform us, if he can, when the commission is sent.

Your chief wish is now ready to be accomplished, and could Lord Spencer give happiness to Martha at the same time, what a joyful heart he would make of yours.

It's quite clear from this, and many other of the letters of Jane to Cassandra, that both sisters were anxious to bring off a match between Frank and their great friend Martha Lloyd, whose younger sister was the wife of James Austen.

Martha Lloyd eventually became Frank's second wife, nearly 30 years after the date of this letter.

Jane continues her letter by saying, I have sent the same extract of the sweets of Gambier to Charles, who, poor fellow, though he sinks into nothing but a humble attendant on the hero of the piece, will, I hope, be contented with the prospect held out to him.

By what the admiral says, it appears as if he had been designedly kept in the Scorpion, but I will not torment myself with conjectures and suppositions.

Of course, all is subject to the enemies evading our cruisers and getting past the ships in the Downs.

This time at Ramsgate was of importance to Francis, for it was here that he met and became engaged to Mary Gibson, who was his wife for seventeen years.

So there are other ladies with whom Jane has this kind of relationship.

And of course, the most famous one is Martha Lloyd.

Jane Austen's novels are full of dances and music.

When you read the letters, Jane Austen was 13 years old when she meets Martha Lloyd.

Martha Lloyd is 10 years older than Jane.

And she seems to have been what we would call today a model or influencer on the young Jane Austen.

Martha Lloyd, we know from her own writing, which is basically a cookery book.

But let me tell you more about their friendship.

My father has written to Daish to desire that he will inform us, if he can, when the commission is sent.

Your chief wish is now ready to be accomplished, and could Lord Spencer give happiness to Martha at the same time, what a joyful heart he would make of yours.

It's quite clear from this, and many other of the letters of Jane to Cassandra, that both sisters were anxious to bring off a match between Frank and their great friend Martha Lloyd, whose younger sister was the wife of James Austin.

Martha Lloyd eventually became Frank's second wife, nearly 30 years after the date of this letter.

Jane continues her letter by saying, I have sent the same extract of the sweets of Gambier to Charles, who, poor fellow, though he sinks into nothing but a humble attendant on the hero of the piece, will, I hope, be contented with the prospect held out to him.

By what the admiral says, it appears as if he had been designedly kept in the Scorpion.

Of course, all is subject to the enemies evading our cruisers and getting past the ships in the downs.

This time at Ramsgate was of importance to Francis, for it was here that he met and became engaged to Mary Gibson, who was his wife for seventeen years.