But perhaps with Jane’s interference a terrible crime might be prevented. It is immediately obvious that other boarders at the guest house where the Misses Austen are staying have come to Cheltenham with stresses of their own–some of them deadly. Jane decides to use some of the profits earned from her last novel, Emma, and treat herself to a period of rest and reflection at the spa, in the company of her sister, Cassandra.Ĭheltenham Spa hardly turns out to be the relaxing sojourn Jane and Cassandra envisaged, however. Her apothecary recommends a trial of the curative waters at Cheltenham Spa, in Gloucestershire. She attributes her poor condition to the stress of family burdens, which even the drafting of her latest manuscript–about a baronet’s daughter nursing a broken heart for a daring naval captain–cannot alleviate. The dying man, Colonel MacFarland, was a cavalry hero and a friend of Wellington's.May 1816: Jane Austen is feeling unwell, with an uneasy stomach, constant fatigue, rashes, fevers and aches. However, before she can speak to HRH, Jane stumbles upon a body sprawled on the carpet in (where else?) the Regent's library. Clarke is a fan of Jane's books, and during the tour he suggests she dedicate her next novel Emma to HRH, whom she despises. While she's there, the Reverend James Stanier Clarke, chaplain to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, invites Jane to tour Carlton House, the Prince's fabulous London home. The crisis destroys Henry's health, and Jane flies to his London bedside, believing him to be dying.
The Battle of Waterloo has come and gone, leaving the British economy in shreds Henry Austen, high-flying banker extraordinaire, is about to declare bankruptcy dragging several of his brothers down with him.
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