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Pride And Prejudice


Navy

Jane Austen’s brother Francis had a glorious career in the Navy, eventually rising to Admiral of the Fleet. Horatio Nelson (Admiral of HMS Victory) considered Francis to be “an excellent young man” and he narrowly missed involvement in the Battle of Trafalgar.