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{{Short description|English novelist}}
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| birthdate = 1818
| birth_date = 7 July 1818
| birthplace = England
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| deathdate = 25 February 1877
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| deathplace = Gainesville, Prince William Co., VA
| death_place = [[Gainesville, Virginia|Gainesville]], [[Prince William County, Virginia]]
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| notableworks = [[The Watsons]] - A completion
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'''Catherine Anne Hubback''' (1818&ndash;1877) was an [[England|English]] [[English novel|novelist]], daughter of Sir [[Francis Austen]], and niece of [[Jane Austen]].
'''Catherine Anne Hubback''' (7 July 1818 &ndash; 25 February 1877) was an English [[English novel|novelist]], and the eighth child and fourth daughter of Sir [[Francis Austen]] (1774–1865), and niece of English novelist [[Jane Austen]].


She began writing fiction to support her family after her husband was institutionalized with a breakdown. She had copies of some of her aunt's unfinished works and, in 1850, remembering Austen's proposed plot, she wrote ''The Younger Sister'', a completion of Jane Austen's ''[[The Watsons]]''. In the next thirteen years, she completed nine more novels.
She began writing fiction to support herself and her three sons after her husband John Hubback was institutionalized. She had copies of some of her aunt's unfinished works and, in 1850, remembering Austen's proposed plot, she wrote ''The Younger Sister'', a completion of Jane Austen's ''[[The Watsons]]''. In the next following thirteen years, she completed nine more novels.


==Life==
She emigrated to California, USA in 1870. In the autumn of 1876 she removed to [[Gainesville, VA|Gainesville, Prince William Co, VA]] and died there on February 25, 1877. Her novels, which enjoyed some popularity in their time, are seldom read in this era and are difficult to obtain. Her most important contribution is to literary history where she, and later family, perpetuated Austen family history.
Catherine Hubback began writing fictional novels to support her family after her husband was institutionalized following a nervous breakdown.

In 1870, she emigrated to California, in the United States, where she settled in Oakland with her second son Edward. In the Autumn of 1876, she moved to Gainesville, Virginia, where she died on 25 February 1877 from pneumonia. Her novels, which were then popular, are now rarely read and difficult to obtain. Her best-known work is ''The Younger Sister''.

==''The Younger Sister''==

''The Watsons'', as we know this unfinished novel through the publication of James Edward Austen-Leigh, nephew of Jane Austen in 1871, is generally considered a very promising work, begun in 1804, The editing was unfortunately interrupted, perhaps by the death of Jane Austen's father in 1805.

''The Younger Sister'', which appears in three volumes, is probably written, not from a copy of her aunt's novel that Catherine Hubback would have held, but more likely from her memories, for [[Cassandra Austen]] used to read with her family the works of her sister Jane. This was one of the Austen family traditions.

Moreover, ''The Younger Sister'', in a somewhat approximate manner, resumes in its first five chapters the text of ''The Watsons'' as it is known since 1871. The point-by-point comparison of ''The Watsons'' and the corresponding text of ''The Younger Sister'' reveals a very great resemblance, despite some name changes, but the elegant and alert style of Jane Austen is replaced by a text that takes on more the character of notes than a faithful copy of the original.

==List of works==
[https://books.google.com/books?id=DR8GAAAAQAAJ ''The Younger Sister: a novel'' (1850)]

[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82855305 ''The Wife's Sister'', also known as, ''The Forbidden Marriage'' (1851)]

[https://books.google.com/books?id=wrUBAAAAQAAJ ''May and December: a tale of wedded life'' (1854)]

[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52785640 ''Agnes Milbourne'', also known as, ''Foy pour devoir'' (1856)]

[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21432860 ''The Old Vicarage: a novel'' (1856)]

''[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/923397866 Mistakes of a Life (1863)]''

''[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37258690 Love and Duty]''

''[https://books.google.com/books?id=-LUBAAAAQAAJ The Rival Suitors (1857)]''


==External links==
==External links==
{{Portal|Novels|Literature}}
* [http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/hubback/intro.html ''The Victorian Web-Works and Literary Significance'']
* [http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/hubback/intro.html ''The Victorian Web-Works and Literary Significance'']
* [https://archive.today/20130420224215/http://www.janeausten.co.uk/catherine-hubback-jane-austens-literary-niece/ ''Catherine Hubback: Jane Austen’s Literary Niece'']
* [http://scholars.nus.edu.sg/victorian/authors/hubback/bio.html ''The Victorian Web-Biography'']
* [https://archive.today/20070613230426/http://scholars.nus.edu.sg/victorian/authors/hubback/bio.html ''The Victorian Web-Biography'']
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Revision as of 20:06, 25 August 2023

Catherine Anne Hubback
Born7 July 1818
England
Died25 February 1877
Gainesville, Prince William County, Virginia
OccupationNovelist
Notable worksThe Watsons – A completion

Catherine Anne Hubback (7 July 1818 – 25 February 1877) was an English novelist, and the eighth child and fourth daughter of Sir Francis Austen (1774–1865), and niece of English novelist Jane Austen.

She began writing fiction to support herself and her three sons after her husband John Hubback was institutionalized. She had copies of some of her aunt's unfinished works and, in 1850, remembering Austen's proposed plot, she wrote The Younger Sister, a completion of Jane Austen's The Watsons. In the next following thirteen years, she completed nine more novels.

Life

Catherine Hubback began writing fictional novels to support her family after her husband was institutionalized following a nervous breakdown.

In 1870, she emigrated to California, in the United States, where she settled in Oakland with her second son Edward. In the Autumn of 1876, she moved to Gainesville, Virginia, where she died on 25 February 1877 from pneumonia. Her novels, which were then popular, are now rarely read and difficult to obtain. Her best-known work is The Younger Sister.

The Younger Sister

The Watsons, as we know this unfinished novel through the publication of James Edward Austen-Leigh, nephew of Jane Austen in 1871, is generally considered a very promising work, begun in 1804, The editing was unfortunately interrupted, perhaps by the death of Jane Austen's father in 1805.

The Younger Sister, which appears in three volumes, is probably written, not from a copy of her aunt's novel that Catherine Hubback would have held, but more likely from her memories, for Cassandra Austen used to read with her family the works of her sister Jane. This was one of the Austen family traditions.

Moreover, The Younger Sister, in a somewhat approximate manner, resumes in its first five chapters the text of The Watsons as it is known since 1871. The point-by-point comparison of The Watsons and the corresponding text of The Younger Sister reveals a very great resemblance, despite some name changes, but the elegant and alert style of Jane Austen is replaced by a text that takes on more the character of notes than a faithful copy of the original.

List of works

The Younger Sister: a novel (1850)

The Wife's Sister, also known as, The Forbidden Marriage (1851)

May and December: a tale of wedded life (1854)

Agnes Milbourne, also known as, Foy pour devoir (1856)

The Old Vicarage: a novel (1856)

Mistakes of a Life (1863)

Love and Duty

The Rival Suitors (1857)

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