"I want nothing but death."
— Last words
January 1, 1970
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As quoted in Last Words of Notable People: Final Words of More than 3500 Noteworthy People Throughout History (2010) by William B. Brahms which discusses a letter from Cassandra to her niece Fannie Knight after the death of Jane Austen on July 18, 1817. Brahms notes the letter is reprinted in Letters of Jane Austen (1884) by Jane Austen.
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As quoted in Last Words of Notable People: Final Words of More than 3500 Noteworthy People Throughout History (2010) by William B. Brahms which discusses a letter from Cassandra to her niece Fannie Knight after the death of Jane Austen on July 18, 1817. Brahms notes the letter is reprinted in Letters of Jane Austen (1884) by Jane Austen.