Im jamie colby in oxfordshire, england. And i feel like im driving right into a scene from a 19thcentury romantic novel, which, in a way, i am. Im on my way to meet a descendant of the great writer, jane austen. Austen left a strange inheritance worthy of a quintessentially british uproar two centuries later. My name is nicky gottelier. I inherited a ring that once belonged to jane austen, my great greatgreatgreatgreat aunt. Hello. Im jamie. Hello. Im nicky. My first question for nicky how did she get the ring . I shall tell you. Come with me. She invites me in and explains her family lineage. Jane was one of eight children. And her eldest brother, james, was my forebear. So it came down through my grandmother, my father, and then me. Did everybody know about your familys connection to jane . In those days, you didnt really brag about the fact that i was a fivetimes great niece of janes. Nor would it be proper to brag or even mention that the family is the keeper of this ring made of t
Im jamie colby in oxfordshire, england. And i feel like im driving right into a scene from a 19thcentury romantic novel, which, in a way, i am. Im on my way to meet a descendant of the great writer, jane austen. Austen left a strange inheritance worthy of a quintessentially british uproar two centuries later. My name is nicky gottelier. I inherited a ring that once belonged to jane austen, my great greatgreatgreatgreat aunt. Hello. Im jamie. Hello. Im nicky. My first question for nicky how did she get the ring . I shall tell you. Come with me. She invites me in and explains her family lineage. Jane was one of eight children. And her eldest brother, james, was my forebear. So it came down through my grandmother, my father, and then me. Did everybody know about your familys connection to jane . In those days, you didnt really brag about the fact that i was a fivetimes great niece of janes. Nor would it be proper to brag or even mention that the family is the keeper of this ring made of t
Im jamie colby in oxfordshire, england. And i feel like im driving right into a scene from a 19thcentury romantic novel, which, in a way, i am. Im on my way to meet a descendant of the great writer, jane austen. Austen left a strange inheritance worthy of a quintessentially british uproar two centuries later. My name is nicky gottelier. I inherited a ring that once belonged to jane austen, my great greatgreatgreatgreat aunt. Hello. Im jamie. Hello. Im nicky. My first question for nicky how did she get the ring . I shall tell you. Come with me. She invites me in and explains her family lineage. Jane was one of eight children. And her eldest brother, james, was my forebear. So it came down through my grandmother, my father, and then me. Did everybody know about your familys connection to jane . In those days, you didnt really brag about the fact that i was a fivetimes great niece of janes. Nor would it be proper to brag or even mention that the family is the keeper of this ring made of t