But the novel is ultimately sold for nearly one million pounds or approximately Rp13 billion.
The story in the novel The Watsons were not even finished. It is said that because the authors feel uncomfortable by what he wrote is similar to the plot in the novel.
Novels written in the first World War era tells the story of four brothers who is the daughter of a widowed pastor and their attempts to marry well.
Hand-written manuscript is the sole and only owned by a family member authors.
Historical novel was auctioned at Sotheby's, London and sold for 993,250 pounds valued at Rp13, 6 billion by someone who did not want to remain anonymous.
This novel also appeared in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. Similarly, as reported by the Daily Mail on Saturday (16/07/2011).
A total of 12 first page of this novel does not exist because it is sold during the first World War to fund the Red Cross.
Manuscript of The Watsons story written by Austen when he completed his third novel entitled Northanger Abbey, and before he started writing a story called Mansfiel Park.