GR: Brandon, Eliza de Feuillide, and Warren Hastings

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GR: Brandon, Eliza de Feuillide, and Warren Hastings Written by Linden (8/17/2003 4:46 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, GR: Brandon's sister at Avignon? (Ch.13), penned by Anne Charlotte

Perhaps his sister was married to a French citizen: she wouldn't have much difficulty staying in France.

JA's cousin, the fascinating Eliza Hancock, married a Frenchman named de Feuillide, (though in her case there would have been problems in staying, since he was guillotined in the Reign of Terror): she later married Jane's brother Henry. Eliza was the god-daughter and probably illegitimate daughter of Warren Hastings.

There are a number of lurking similarities between the fictional Brandon and real Warren Hastings, all very slight and probably Austen family in-jokes. As well as the fact that they were both in India, Hastings's house was at a place called Daylesford. Giving Brandon a French connection is probably another one.

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GR: Brandon's sister at Avignon? (Ch.13) Anne Charlotte (8/17/2003 6:39 a.m.)

GR: Brandon, Eliza de Feuillide, and Warren Hastings Linden (8/17/2003 4:46 p.m.)
- GR--Thanks (NFM) BarbaraB (8/17/2003 5:56 p.m.)
GR--A Possibility BarbaraB (8/17/2003 12:32 p.m.)
- GR: Avignon LaurieC (8/18/2003 10:59 a.m.)
- GR: Brandon's Sister Annette J. (8/17/2003 3:36 p.m.)

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