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Jane Austen's sailor brothers: Francis and Charles in life and art.(AGM 2004: "homecoming")

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From: Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal
Date: 20030101
Author:Southam, Brian

I AM VERY GLAD to have the opportunity to speak today about Jane Austen's sailor brothers Francis and Charles. Just as "Homecoming" is the theme of this AGM, it can also be said that "Homecoming" was the theme of their lives. For these were the Austen brothers to travel the world--to the Mediterranean, the Adriatic, the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic North and South, the China Seas, the Caribbean, and the waters of South America. They were away, sometimes for years on end. With growing families, their homecomings were celebrations long awaited and memorable.

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