This work by British painter Ozias Humphry is the only known oil painting of Jane Austen, believed to be aged about 14.
By Richard Allen Greene
London, England (CNN) -- It is a truth universally acknowledged -- or nearly so -- that Jane Austen, the author of "Pride and Prejudice," died of a rare illness called Addison's disease, which robs the body of the ability to make critical hormones.
Katherine White doesn't believe it.
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Wednesday, December 02, 2009