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Bookmark or Share- Jane Austen | Biography, Books, Movies, & Facts | BritannicaJane Austen (born December 16, 1775, Steventon, Hampshire, England—died July 18, 1817, Winchester, Hampshire) was an English writer who first gave the novel its distinctly modern character through her treatment of ordinary people in everyday life. She published four novels during her lifetime: Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1815).
- Jane Austen's Complete List of Famous Works - ThoughtCoJane Austen is recognized as one of the most important English writers of her time. She's probably most famous for her novel Pride and Prejudice, but others like Mansfield Park, are very popular. Her books largely dealt with themes of love and a woman's role in the home. While many readers try to relegate Austen to the realms of early "chick lit," her books are important to the literary canon.
- Jane Austen summary | BritannicaJane Austen, (born Dec. 16, 1775, Steventon, Hampshire, Eng.—died July 18, 1817, Winchester, Hampshire), English novelist. The daughter of a rector, she lived in the circumscribed world of minor landed gentry and country clergy that she was to use in her writing; her closest companion was her sister, Cassandra. ...
- Jane Austen Biography, Works, and Quotes | SparkNotesJane Austen Biography. Jane Austen was born in Steventon, England, in 1775. Her father, George Austen, was the rector of the local parish and taught her largely at home. The seventh of eight children, Austen lived with her parents for her entire life, first in Steventon and later in Bath, Southampton, and Chawton.
- A Guide to Jane Austen’s Novels - PBSIt was the first of her six published novels, four of which were published anonymously during her lifetime. Austen Connections: “Austen published just one novel–her first novel, Sense and ...
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