Portrait of Jane Austen, Baroque, Ink-wash Painting
1. Born on December 16, 1775 in Steventon, Hampshire, England, Jane Austen was an English novelist known for her wit and social commentary within romantic fiction.
- Her works often explore the consequences of love and marriage, with a keen understanding of manners, morality, and economic constraints on characters’ choices.
- Among her most famous novels are “Pride and Prejudice,” “Sense and Sensibility,” “Emma,” and “Persuasion.”
Despite living in the late 18th-early 19th century, she was ahead of her time in terms of social issues, tackling topics like women’s independence and societal expectations that were revolutionary for her era.
Although Jane Austen never married, she had a close relationship with her sister Cassandra and other family members, often incorporating their lives into her works.
Austen wrote most of her novels anonymously or under the pseudonym “A Lady.” They only gained recognition after publication, largely due to her brother Henry’s efforts.
Jane Austen passed away on July 18, 1817, at the age of 41 from a long-standing illness, believed to be Addison’s disease.
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