sed by Revolutionists;
Comte de Feuillide befriends her and shares her fate, 44, 45

Mathew, Anne:
_see_ Austen, (Rev.) James

Mathew, General:
father of first Mrs. James Austen, 72;
his generosity, 73

Mitford, Mary Russell:
at the St. Quentins' school in London, 27;
unflattering views of Jane, 84, 300;
gradually modified, 301, _note_

Moore, Sir John:
allusions to him and Battle of Corunna, 224, 228, 229

Morley, Countess of:
corresponds with Jane, 326

Murray, John:
publishes _Emma_, 309;
letter from Henry Austen, 310;
letters from Jane, 314, 318, 319;
publishes second edition of _Mansfield Park_, 308, 318

Musgrave, Mrs.:
godmother of Jane, 22

_Mystery, The_:
very early work of Jane, 53

NELSON, Lord:
Francis Austen conveys a message to, 160;
his admiration for him, 193

_Northanger Abbey_:
earlier of Jane Austen's two posthumous novels, published in 1818,
403;
first version of, 96;
description, 96-7;
sold (after revision) in 1803, 96;
to Messrs. Crosby of London, 174-5;
attempt to secure publication (under name _Susan_), 230-4;
MS. recovered, 333;
doubt about publishing (under name _Catherine_), 336, 337

PALMER, Fanny:
_see_ Austen, Charles

Perrots:
well-known in Oxon and Wales, 9;
property of one branch (Northleigh) comes to James Leigh (Perrot), 9;
through this descent Austens are 'founder's kin' at St. John's,
Oxford, 9;
James L. P. sells Northleigh and buys Scarlets, 10

_Persuasion_:
later of Jane Austen's two posthumous novels, published, 1818, 403;
begun 1815, 333;
finished, and end re-written, 1816, 334, 335;
probably intended to be published with _Northanger Abbey_ (as it
eventually was), 336;
author's opinion on it, 336

Portrait of Jane as a girl:
_see_ Zoffany

Portsmouth, Earl of:
as Lord Lymington, a pupil at Steventon, 21;
a neighbour, 68;
courteous message to Cassandra, 144;
ball at Hurstbourne, 150

_Pride and Prejudice_ (see also _First Impressions_):
Jane's second published novel, January 1813, 257;
read aloud at Chawton, 260; &c.;
author's own comments, 260-3;
description of, 263-5;
Jane looks out for pictures of Mrs. Bingley and Mrs. Darcy, 267-9;
Warren Hastings's admiration, 275;
Henry divulges secret of aut