She began writing fiction to support herself and her three sons after her husband John Hubback was institutionalized.

Catherine Hubback began writing fictional novels to support her family after her husband was institutionalized following a nervous breakdown.

The Watsons, as we know this unfinished novel through the publication of James Edward Austen-Leigh, nephew of Jane Austen in 1871, is generally considered a very promising work, begun in 1804, The editing was unfortunately interrupted, perhaps by the death of Jane Austen's father in 1805.

The point-by-point comparison of The Watsons and the corresponding text of The Younger Sister reveals a very great resemblance, despite some name changes, but the elegant and alert style of Jane Austen is replaced by a text that takes on more the character of notes than a faithful copy of the original.

The Younger Sister: a novel (1850) The Wife's Sister, also known as, The Forbidden Marriage (1851) May and December: a tale of wedded life (1854) Agnes Milbourne, also known as, Foy pour devoir (1856) The Old Vicarage: a novel (1856) Mistakes of a Life (1863) Love and Duty The Rival Suitors (1857)