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Sybil G. (Sybil Grace) Brinton

1874–1928

Best known for writing what is often described as the first published sequel to Jane Austen’s novels, this elusive English author left behind a single book that has fascinated Austen readers for generations. Little is firmly documented about her life, which only adds to the charm and mystery around her work.

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Old friends and new fancies : $b an imaginary sequel to the novels of Jane Austen

Old friends and new fancies : $b an imaginary sequel to the novels of Jane Austen

by Sybil G. (Sybil Grace) Brinton

About the author

Sybil Grace Brinton was an English writer born in 1874 at Stourport-on-Severn in Worcestershire. The surviving biographical record appears to be very slim, but sources agree that she lived with poor health for much of her life, married in 1908, and died in 1928.

She is remembered for Old Friends and New Fancies: An Imaginary Sequel to the Novels of Jane Austen, published in 1913. The novel brings together characters from all six of Austen’s major novels, and it is often described as the first sequel to Austen’s work and an early example of published fan fiction.

Brinton seems to have published no other books, which makes her reputation especially remarkable: a one-book author whose single novel earned a lasting place in Austen afterlife and literary fandom.