When the Rev. Mr Robert Thomas Watson first met Mrs Cassandra Beauclerk, née Willoughby, she was a widow of some years with no fortune to her name. While she was from a younger branch of a noble and respected lineage, her first husband had squandered her dowry before his demise. However, this did not deter Mr Watson, for Mrs Beauclerk, though a year older than himself and already over thirty, was still quite beautiful as well as intelligent, kind, and everything he could want
Refined and Returned by Eireanne Michaels A Completed Version of The Watsons by Jane Austen Preface This story is a completed version of a fragment titled The Watsons by Jane Austen. Written on paper with watermarks from 1803 and 1804, the work was set aside by the author for reasons unknown and never finished. While many have speculated on why Austen abandoned it, the truth remains a mystery. The original manuscript of The Watsons is preserved in two locations: MS. MA 10
