Jane Austen | Biography, Books, Movies, & Facts | Britannica

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Jane Austen, (born December 16, 1775, Steventon, Hampshire, England—died July 18, 1817, Winchester, Hampshire), English writer who first gave the novel its distinctly modern character through her treatment of ordinary people in everyday life. She published four …

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Jane Austen: 6 Interesting Facts About the Beloved English Author

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Austen’s life was not limited to a sheltered country existence. On the surface, her life seems to have been quiet and secluded; she was born in a small country village …

The life and times of Jane Austen - British Heritage

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Jane Austen lived from 1775 until 1817, a span of four decades that saw significant changes in English social, political, …

10 Jane Austen Facts You Never Knew About the Beloved Writer

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Jane Austen's closest friend was her sister Cassandra Austen. The sisters …

Stanford literary scholars reflect on Jane Austen’s legacy

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Austen, who died on July 18, 1817, at 41, is known for her six completed novels, among them the highly adapted Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Originally published anonymously, the ...

Jane Austen and Her Time | History Today

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It used to be said that Jane Austen was utterly unknown and unread during her lifetime. It was then discovered, however, that the concept of the isolated and unacknowledged …

Jane Austen Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life

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Jane Austen was an English author best known for her six major novels, which interpret the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Born into a large and close knit family that belonged to the …

The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Jane Austen - Grunge.com

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Austen was a pioneer, daring to write novels and support herself by her pen in an era that considered literature the realm of men, and women fit only for raising children. The fact that we're still talking about …

Jane Austen Biography

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Though it has only been relatively recently that her work has become mainstream - thanks in part to required readings in school, reproductions of her classical works at the …