The editor of the magazine The Ladies Companion wrote the following which makes it clear that not all of Flora's essay was printed. This magazine survives in the British Library Newspaper Library in London but the essay in its entirety is lost, what was printed was about half of Flora's essay.
From The Ladies Companion 25th February 1911.
The second competition for the best essay on Jane Austen produced many interesting papers, and in particular that of Flora Thompson, the winner (Grayshott Cottage, Winton, Bournemouth) of whose essay I give the greater part, as I am sure that other competitors always like to read the prize paper.
Prize Essay
Before Jane Austen began to write, the novelists of her day had depended on involved plot, sensational incident and the long arm of coincidence; therefore when these quiet, gentle stories appeared, dealing with everyday people and events, the general public did not immediately recognise her genius or appreciate the gentle sarcasm that plays around her characters. It is true that her genius was at once recognised by a few of the greatest men and women of her time, Sir Walter Scott admired her work exceedingly, so did Sydney Smith, the Countess of Morley and, strange to say, the Prince Regent. She found, indeed, her own public of devoted admirers, but was then as now 'caviare to the general'…
Jane Austen compared herself to a painter on ivory, and the enjoyment of her work is something like the possession of an exquisite miniature.
…Those who appreciate her art consider no praise too high. Those who do not simply wonder how anyone can wade through the dull, tame pages, for no one loves Jane Austen moderately.