Comments on: The Mystery of Cassandra’s Age in the 1841 Census Explained http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/the-mystery-of-cassandras-age-in-the-1841-census-explained/ This Jane Austen blog brings Jane Austen, her novels, and the Regency Period alive through food, dress, social customs, and other 19th C. historical details related to this topic. Mon, 20 May 2013 19:15:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Karen Field http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/the-mystery-of-cassandras-age-in-the-1841-census-explained/#comment-8035 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 03:06:42 +0000 http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/?p=13198#comment-8035 I agree with Shelley about Cassandra. She and Jane relied on each other. I wish I could read all of Jane’s correspondence but would I want someone to be able to read all that I’ve said all my life? No, not really. Perhaps Jane was annoyed with someone and was particularly vehement about it. All of us have been there, whether we wrote it down or not.

Maybe the two of them are enjoying each other’s company for eternity!

]]> By: Shelley http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/the-mystery-of-cassandras-age-in-the-1841-census-explained/#comment-8027 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:25:47 +0000 http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/?p=13198#comment-8027 Thank God for Cassandra. Imagine Austen’s loneliness without her.

]]> By: mefoley http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/the-mystery-of-cassandras-age-in-the-1841-census-explained/#comment-8018 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:41:54 +0000 http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/?p=13198#comment-8018 Very cool. The things you don’t think about in the age of computers, when it’s easy to sort out, without having to consider every name on a list and all the different age numbers, everyone from 65-69. Must have been a lot easier if whoever was counting didn’t have to think “66 — counts in the 65 group…68 — counts in the 65 group…64 — counts in the 60 group”. Much easier to write them down in the right age category in the first place. But so strange, these days, to think they were losing accuracy on purpose.

]]> By: Enid Wilson http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/the-mystery-of-cassandras-age-in-the-1841-census-explained/#comment-8017 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:14:32 +0000 http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/?p=13198#comment-8017 Rounding people’s age down so that it’s easier to calculate…strange. I wonder if Jane would write more novels if she was to live till her 60s.

My Darcy Mutates…

]]> By: Cassandra Austen’s Conflicting Age in the 1841 Census: Uncovering the Mystery? « Jane Austen's World http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/the-mystery-of-cassandras-age-in-the-1841-census-explained/#comment-8014 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:57:54 +0000 http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/?p=13198#comment-8014 [...] Moseley from Chawton House discussed the 1841 Census, as did Laurel Ann from Austenprose, which I featured on this post. Along with the comments below, we have a fairly comprehensive answer to the question. Thank you all [...]

]]> By: gail maizel http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/the-mystery-of-cassandras-age-in-the-1841-census-explained/#comment-8013 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:52:56 +0000 http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/?p=13198#comment-8013 This is all very interesting. Do you think Cassandra could have…well,lied? Maybe she was a bit vain. She was after all,”The Beautiful Cassandra”.I will always dislike her for burning so many of Jane’s letters.( Sorry Jane.) I finally visited Chawton this past June. As I walked through the rooms I was just overwhelmed. I took the still beautiful walk past Chawton House and farm. I took a moment in the church to thank our wonderful Jane.

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