14.13 interrupting > interrupted
14.17 too much colour ^red a look
14.19 I’ll [tell] you why
14.25 his > her eyes
14.31 my ideas of the case are ^is these > this
15.4 so hot that, on the part of Alice that
15.5 ‘From Words they ^she … ’
15.6–7 forced ^her away his Daughter
15.16 her ladyship ^Lady Williams
15.22 roused from a ^the reflection
15.34 for what they may do; a woman in such a situation is particularly off her guard because her head is not strong enough to support intoxication.’> .’
16.3 at the time, ^because
16.16 not to attract their notice JA wrote ‘attrack’ here in error for ‘attract’; see Note on Spelling
16.27 a sister … who was ^is
16.29 I ^have lived
16.30–1 during which time some she provided me with some anticipation
16.32 to > for one of my sex
17.14 if they > there were any chance
17.33 of his modesty than any other reason ^thing else,
17.34 any of more of my Letters
17.37 I should soon ^shortly
18.6 gentleman’s > gentlemen’s
18.9 or ^since we might ^otherwise perhaps
18.11 as you ^may easily imagine
19.2 of Lucy on ^her thoughts on the subject & when ^as soon as
19.10 I fancy tho’ not one
19.13–14 yesterday ^the other Evening!
19.18–19 tho’ ^I am very partial to her … her real defects I may be partial; indeed I beleive I am; yes I am very partial to her heavily deleted and rewritten passage
19.32 this > these Ladies
19.34 I’ll hope you’ll anticipation
20.8 she was to go. & The Miss Simpsons
20.30 expected to appear JA wrote ‘expected to appeared’; corrected by modern editors
20.30 pleased ^at & gratefull for
20.31 offer you have made ^me
21.2 of yourself & ^of her
21.13 obliged to him ^Mr Adams
21.21 conquering every Heart JA wrote ‘ever Heart’; corrected by most modern editors
21.25 what she determined; ^to do;
21.29 of her ^having accomplished
21.35 pracure > procure see Note on Spelling
22.4 ^That One should receive
22.5–6 instilled into me > my ^mind by my worthy aunt, is > in my early years
22.25 my Lucy be united be united
22.27–8 ‘!;’ twice in these lines JA combined exclamation mark with semi-colon in a manner that defies print conventions of punctuation; the symbols are therefore presented serially
22.30 admire the ^your noble sentiments
22.31–2 obligations, but yet me beg you not to suffer their preventing you from ^yet, let me beg that they may not prevent them to prevent your making me happy. heavily deleted and rewritten passage; the uncharacteristic use of pothook strokes for the purpose of deletion has led to major transcription errors in previous editions
22.36 & ^or refuse
23.7 Thus fell Lucy > the amiable & lovely Lucy probably anticipation
23.8 stained by no plot by>but ^blemish but
23.11 the 2 last > first having ^of whom had
23.28 is ^at present the favourite Sultana
23.31 Mr & Mrs Jones > The Lady’s correction suggests anticipation
24.10 come at all is ^indeed, has been to me a wonder
24.22 unwholesome town, & > which
25.11 Mr Willmot was a younger the representative
25.14 Their Children were ^too numerous
25.18 stopped at the > Sir Godfrey’s door
25.20 beholding ^a family
25.25 Emma began to fear ^tremble.
26.3 which must ^much against her will
26.4 injuctions > injunctions
26.10 so faultering a manner ^faltering a voice
26.21 Our children are all extreamly > extremely well see Note on Spelling
28.6 amused herself with some hours, with anticipation
28.12–13 Mrs Jones ^ Willson … had ^was no sooner ‘Willson’ here but later on this page (28.22) and elsewhere JA alters ‘Jones’ to ‘Wilson’
28.23–4 of obliging her & of expressing the Love she bore her. ^accordingly sate out immediately on the receipt of her letter the continuation of the sentence after the revision shows that the alteration was made at the moment of transcription and not later
29.4 Lady Hariet later on this page JA spells the name ‘Harriet’; see 29.7
29.4 so much pleased by > with
29.5 as his > her Sister
29.7 being engaged > often with the family
29.8–9 & El<iza> > Cecil having declared her > his first a significant alteration: it seems that JA originally intended Eliza to make the first declaration
29.10–11 effected, ^as the dutchess’s chaplain being likewise very much in love with Eliza her>himself
29.21 Her Grace after having read it, ^as soon as she had read the letter
29.24 sent out after after them 300 £ armed Men
29.25 not to return with^out their Bodies
29.36 12,00£ y> ‘18,00£ a year JA originally wrote ‘12,00£ y<ear>’ before overwriting ‘2’ with ‘8’ to make ’18,00£’ and erasing ‘y’ and overwriting with ‘a’. This is a typical alteration whereby JA raises numbers to make them even more extravagant.
30.1 able to scarce(?) ^save but a trifle
30.21 nor would it ^be possible
30.26 the > Her ^little boys
30.28 cl<oathses> > wardrobe
30.30 relics > reliques
30.35 biting off too > two of her fingers an occasional slip still found in JA’s later writings
31.7 this > these happy Junkettings
31.8 on the steps of ^at the door of
31.39 found this > her in the very Haycock
32.2 than you do ^had,
32.4 which never before struck me with ^now strikes me as being
32.17 with which ^she entirely demolished
33.3 his Magestys Ship cf. 10.4 and 37.18 ‘magestic’; this preferred teenage spelling continues into Volume the Second, 86.34, 122.5; see Note on Spelling
33.11 travellors > travellers ‘travellors’ is a preferred spelling in the teenage writings that continued into JA’s later writings: cf. Volume the Third 164.17; and see The Watsons booklet 9, p. 5, line 22, and Sanditon, booklet 1, p. 2, line 3 (www.janeausten.ac.uk)
34.4 obediant > obedient cf. 52.5; at 37.22 ‘obediant’ remains uncorrected
34.22 enamoured with ^of
34.24 a Husband, ^whom she had
34.34 but I(?) would ^as he knew that he should have been … greived at ^by
35.4 at a ^the Village
35.16 a a charming
35.19 Lady Percival, with ^at which
36.3 Permit Your
36.32 a violent ^dangerous fever
37.18 manners, ^are
38.11 Mother’s ^shop
39.10 grew arrogant ^peremptory
40.2 her freind a > the Widow
40.4 Miss > Cassandra curtseyed
42.16 that we > I did not stop
42.17–18 inform you of ^besides; but the Con<clusion> > my Paper reminds me
44.8 ‘The s^chool for Jealousy’
44.10 in veiw when they ^it was
44.12 Dramatis Personae in the manuscript, characters’ names appear in a single column
44.13 Sir Author > Arthur and at 44.16; see Note on Spelling
45.18 Authur > Arthur here and in all further instances in the play
45.27 went ^any farther
45.29 he has ever ^always been
45.30 adherent to the Truth. He never told a Lie but once, & that was merely to oblige me. Indeed I may truly say there never was such a Brother!
46.16 they > there are but 6
46.17 &
Sophy, ^take my Brother
46.26 St<anly> > Your Brother
47.15 but however Sophy
47.18 a ^a toast and nutmeg
47.19 warmed ale with a ^toast and^ nutmeg from spacing and darker ink, ‘toast and’ appear to have been inserted at a later stage than the general copying
47.26 too savoury for Children, ^him
47.31 never eats ^suet pudding
48.2 take away the ^suet Pudding
49.1 The Mistery > Mystery
49.6 Patronage of ^to
49.7 compleat^e^
49.12 The Mistery > Mystery
49.14 Dramatis Personae in the manuscript, characters’ names appear in a single column
50.18 indeed? > indeed!
50.29 I’ll go and dress. ^away.
52.5 obediant^ent cf. 34.4 and 37.22 above
53.11 he hates dancing & has a great idea of Women’s ^nevergoing from home what he hates himself the continuation of the sentence after the deletion shows that the alteration was made at the moment of transcription and not later
53.12–13 he has a great idea ^talks a great deal of Women’s always staying at home
53.28 if I dont like him. ^it.
53.29 I am ^not going to force you
55.5 in case of a refusal from refusal > herself
55.13 wont have ^him
55.16 most^re strictly kept & than rationally formed
56.23 three thousand a year;?’ who keeps a post-chaise & pair, with silver Harness, a boot behind before & a window to look out at behind?’ ‘Very true (she replied)
56.33 would not have done to have made us really so. ^ensure it in reality.
57.22 if he will be so angry &(?) so cross
58.6–7 Diamonds such as never were seen! Pearls as large as those of the Princess Badroulbadour in the 4th Volume of the Arabian Nights, and Rubies, Emeralds, Toppazes, Sapphires, Amythists, Turkey stones, Agate, Beads, Bugles & Garnets ^and Pearls, Rubies, Emeralds, and Beads out of number the interlinear substitution ‘and Pearls, Rubies, Emeralds, and Beads’ (and presumably also the strikethrough) is not certainly in JA’s hand, resembling more closely that of her nephew James Edward Austen, who made significant alterations and revisions to Volume the Third
59.24 this > thise [for ‘these’] three Years
60.3 could have ^with Mary
60.7–8 He is the son of Sir Henry Brudenell of Leicestershire. Not related to the Family & even but distantly connected with it. His Sister is married to John Dutton’s Wife’s Brother. When you have puzzled over this account a little you will understand it. Mr Brudenell is the handsomest Man I ever saw
60.28 the object of greatest ^every one’s attention
61.27 & even encouraged her in doing so by his Questions
62.13 how will this be made up? JA wrote ‘how will be this be made up?’; corrected by modern editors
63.6 your excellent Parents Anna Austen’s mother died in May 1795; this is therefore a significant correction. Hand and date are unknown.
A fragment—written to inculcate the practise of Virtue
We all know that many are unfortunate in their progress through the world, but we do not know all that are so. To seek them out to study their wants, & to leave them unsupplied is the duty, and ought to be the Business of Man. But few have time, fewer still have inclination, and no one has either the one or the other for such employments. Who amidst those that perspire away their Evenings in crouded assemblies can have leisure to bestow a thought on such as sweat under the fatigue of their daily Labour. after the dedication to Anna Austen, these lines follow, struck through
64.5 favourite wishes > dishes
64.7 surprized at > by
64.17 cannot think of ^to
64.21 Warwickshire
64.35 Year > Month
Volume the Second
67.4 Freindship > Friendship the disposition of the forms ‘freind’ and ‘friend’ across the teenage notebooks suggests this alteration may be late; see Note on Spelling
69.11 cruel ^dreadful
69.14 reiterated ^cruel
69.23 afflictions of that my
70.16–17 were ^had been
70.17 I ^had shortly
70.18 that could ^adorn it
70.19 good Quality & the place of appointment of every noble sentiment
70.22 own > only
71.3 Sh(?) > Isabel
71.5 slept ^supped
71.22 astonished, considerably amazed and somewhat surprized, by hearing
71.31–3 That is another point (replied he;) I can not pretend to assert that any one knocks; tho’ for my own part, I own I rather imagine it is a knock at the Door that somebody does. Yet as we have no ocular Demonstration. …^We must not pretend to determine on what motive the person may knock – tho’ that some one does rap at the Door, I am partly convinced.
72.2 let us go immediately. ^no time be lost.
72.3 a > A third
72.15 introducing a > the most
72.19–20 I felt myself instantaneously in Love with him. ^that on him the happiness or Misery of my future Life must depend.
73.1 I > K[now]
73.1–2 if you wish I should. ^in compliance with your Wishes.
73.4 had ^perhaps little expected to have met ^meet
73.6 these > this
73.19 befallen ^me had I not
74.5 had not even the ^never even had the
74.8 Her I found her
74.33 acquit you of ^ever having willingly
74.38 so demean myself ^(said Edward). Support!
75.7 replied ^returned Augusta
75.9–10 Did ^Does it appear … Vulgar ^corrupted Palate
75.11 every Distress than > that
75.15 interrupted ^prevented
75.27 P<olite> > E[asy]
75.28 Felling > Feeling
75.29 Augusta was one JA wrote ‘once’; corrected by modern editors
76.6 dared ^to unite
76.22 most particular ^freind,
76.24 in less than an hour; ^a few hours;
76.30 Charectarestic JA struggled with the spelling, changing ‘Chareteristic’ to ‘Charecterestic’ and finally to ‘Charectarestic’
77.11 When we were somewhat recovered from the overpowering effusions of ou Towards the close of the Day the deleted opening lines of Letter the 9th are later used to form the opening of Letter 10th
77.15 charming Society, yet I cannot
77.25 with it > our behaviour
77.28 fortune ^which Philippa
77.31 needless > endless
78.5 from being interrupted, & > by
78.9 as I ^there > then enjoyed
78.13 never were ^werewere JA seems to have written ‘were’ in all three instances
78.13 I imagine ^inform you
78.18–19 submit to their ^such despotic will Power
78.22 the ^good opinion
78.23 by ^in so doing
78.31 Expenses > Expences
78.39 Sensibility of Augus<tus> Edward
79.12 promised that he ^we
79.21 too unexpected to a Blow to anticipation
79.26 within six ^twelve miles
79.27 no sooner hd > had we entered
79.27 Piccadilly ^Holbourn
80.4 & ^unprovided with any
81.3 to follow her ^it
81.16 Laura > Laurina’s Daughter
81.20 caught the … (?) eye of two or three uncertain characters struck through
82.2 provide with > for you anticipation
82.35 natural ^noble Sensibility
83.10 circumstance of her > his his being an example of the recurrent gender confusion that is a feature of the teenage manuscripts; after erasing ‘her/his’, JA began again with ‘his’ on a new line
83.23 no other person >young
83.27 assured her ^thatshe wa
s
83.31 to imagine ^that he
83.39 but with with, Confusion
84.3 like other People ^any other Person
84.26–7 although it was at ^a considerable distance from Macdonald-Hall. JA makes three attempts to write this short passage, each taking the sense in a different direction: (i) as it was a most agreable Drive from Macdonald-Hall (ii) as it was a most agreable Drive ^from its wonderful Celebrity, although it was at ^a^ considerable distance from Macdonald-Hall (iii) ^from its wonderful Celebrity, although it was at ^a^ considerable distance from Macdonald-Hall
84.34 have suspected it, had it not but for
85.1 & with ^amongst them
85.4 deprive of > him anticipation
85.9 magestically > majestically see Note on Spelling
85.24 opprobious for ‘opprobrious’
85.35 desire ^that you will
86.21 recalling to y my remembrance
86.34 magestic see Note on Spelling
87.14 would be cruel; ^cruel;
87.19 melancholy reflections of Augustus
88.18 Beware of > ye
88.21 This > Thus I continued
88.22 on my ^Edward’s Death
88.24 not in the least tired > fatigued
89.1 Sensibility > Sensibilities
89.31 allotted her us
90.1 her fair ^sweet
90.13 the last ^words she
90.17 Village where ^in which
90.26 A mutual ^general Silence prevailed amongst us all
91.3 when ^on looking behind
91.23 Sir Edward ^& the insensible one
91.29 the singular ^Service we there performed
92.2 reflected ^Honour on my Feelings
92.5 unmanly ^unjustifiable Reproaches
92.7 every thing what > that
92.12 behold the Beautifull ^delightful scenes
92.15 & she > had persuaded
92.17 had many ^made daily Excursions
92.21 subsistence^ance
92.27–8 & always ^generally accompanied
93.10 fears for ^of
93.19 had befallen them ^me
93.29 Agatha (my own ^Mother) in the manuscript, a closing parenthesis appears after ‘own’ and another after the superlinear insertion ‘Mother’
94.4 & run > ran away
94.10 we were determined ^expected
94.16 dead ^starved to Death
94.28 England, Ireland and Wales
94.29 happened to quit be quartered
94.35 left the room, ^Town
94.37 little fortunes
95.5 now growing > drawing ^drawing to a close