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Jane Austen

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born
December 16, 1775 in Hampshire, The United Kingdom

died
July 18, 1817

gender
female

genre
Literature & Fiction, Romance


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Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.

Austen lived her entire life as part of a close-knit family located on the lower fringes of the English landed gentry. She was educated primarily by her father and older brothers as well as through her own reading. The steadfast support of her family was critical to her development as a professional writer. Her artistic apprenticeship lasted from her teenage years until she was about 35 years old. During this period, she experime...more


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Books by Jane Austen

Average rating: 4.06 · 1,389,421 ratings · 55,143 reviews · 272 distinct works
Pride and Prejudice
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4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 634,048 ratings — published 1813 — 1155 editions
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Sense and Sensibility
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4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 310,424 ratings — published 1811 — 600 editions
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Emma
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 132,280 ratings — published 1815 — 81 editions
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Persuasion
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 102,978 ratings — published 1817 — 489 editions
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Mansfield Park
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 72,591 ratings — published 1814 — 402 editions
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Northanger Abbey
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3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 61,594 ratings — published 1817 — 406 editions
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4.59 of 5 stars 4.59 avg rating — 7,102 ratings — published 1933 — 95 editions
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Lady Susan
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3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 4,441 ratings — published 1871 — 85 editions
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 2,387 ratings — published 1818 — 6 editions
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3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 1,745 ratings — published 1974 — 22 editions
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Quotes by Jane Austen

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Jane Austen
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“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.”
― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
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“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
tags: humor , love , romantic , women
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