Season: 1 | Episode: 2 | Length: 60m
Having rejected a marriage proposal that could secure her financial stability at 27, Jane Austen chose to dedicate her life to writing. Forced to change focus after her father fell gravely ill, Jane, her sister and her mother were plunged into financial turmoil when he died. Her brother Edward offered the Austen women Chawton Cottage, a modest but permanent home, the stability of which reignited Jane's creative spark, leading to the publication of both Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice.
