A delightful and moving record of the experiences, frustrations and pleasures familiar to many people of Jane Austen’s time, illuminated throughout with flashes of characteristic wit: ‘We met Dr Hall in such deep mourning that either his mother, his wife or himself must be dead!’ The charm of the letters lies in their content, which unfolds a family saga over different generations: births, marriages and deaths, family tensions and even the occasional whiff of scandal. With original music by Adam Howell.
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