A year earlier, Austen began developing symptoms attributed to Addison's disease. She died in Winchester on July 18, 1817 with her sister in attendance.

Klackle, Natalie. "Jane Austen." Orientalist Writers, edited by Coeli Fitzpatrick and Dwayne A. Tunstall, Gale, 2012. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 366. Gale Literature Resource Centerhttps://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1200014301/LitRC?u=sand82993&sid=LitRC&…. Accessed 19 Oct. 2020.

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