The answers from the September newsletter trivia:
What was Jane's first published novel? Sense and Sensibility, "By a Lady," was published in 1811.
What was the name of Colonel Brandon's estate? Alan Rickman's...I mean Colonel Brandon's estate was named Delaford.
See details on the Texas AGM, "Jane Austen: 200 Years of Sense and Sensibility" on the JASNA website, at www.jasna.org.