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Jane Austen’s aunt tried for shoplifting

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Jane Austen’s aunt tried for shoplifting

“In 1800, Jane Austen’s aunt, Jane Leigh Perrot, was tried for stealing a card of white lace from a milliner’s in Bath. She was wealthy and well connected. In her defense she explained, ‘Placed in a situation the most eligible that any woman could desire, with supplies so ample that Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, 14 years ago
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