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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,...more

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Books by Jane Austen

Average rating: 4.06 · 1,202,557 ratings · 51,950 reviews · 244 distinct works

	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Anna Quindlen (Introduction) 4.22 avg rating — 556,712 ratings — published 199 — 1115 editions	My rating:
	Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, Tony Tanner (Introduction), Ros Ballaster (Introduction/Editor) 4.02 avg rating — 280,247 ratings — published 1811 — 588 editions	My rating:
	Emma by Jane Austen, Fiona Stafford (Introduction) 3.96 avg rating — 107,707 ratings — published 1815 — 542 editions	My rating:
	Persuasion 4.12 avg rating — 83,146 ratings — published 1817 — 472 editions	My rating:
	Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, Kathryn Sutherland (Editor, Introduction & Notes by), Tony Tanner (original Penguin Introduction by) 3.74 avg rating — 59,065 ratings — published 1814 — 391 editions	My rating:
	Northanger Abbey 3.69 avg rating — 51,935 ratings — published 1817 — 389 editions	My rating:
	The Complete Novels of Jane Austen 4.62 avg rating — 5,518 ratings — published 1933 — 65 editions	My rating:
	Lady Susan 3.43 avg rating — 3,796 ratings — published 1871 — 85 editions	My rating:
	Northanger Abbey, Lady Susan, the Watsons, Sanditon by Jane Austen, James Kinsley (Editor), Claudia L. Johnson (Introduction) 3.86 avg rating — 2,183 ratings — published 1818 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Lady Susan, the Watsons, Sanditon 3.60 avg rating — 1,577 ratings — published 1974 — 22 editions	My rating:

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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, Northanger Abbey

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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

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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

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Persuasion/ Persuasion by Jane Austen

3 votes 37.5%

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

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