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Jane Austen

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born
in Hampshire, The United Kingdom
December 16, 1775

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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Average rating: 4.07 · 2,175,089 ratings · 70,369 reviews · 417 distinct works · Similar authors
Pride and Prejudice
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4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 973,478 ratings — published 1813 — 1408 editions
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Sense and Sensibility
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 439,918 ratings — published 1811 — 746 editions
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Emma
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 231,290 ratings — published 1815 — 702 editions
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Persuasion
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 182,303 ratings — published 1817 — 619 editions
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Mansfield Park
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 118,141 ratings — published 1814 — 483 editions
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Northanger Abbey
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3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 106,409 ratings — published 1817 — 521 editions
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The Complete Novels of Jane...
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Lady Susan
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3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 7,181 ratings — published 1791 — 95 editions
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Northanger Abbey, Lady Susa...
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“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
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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.”
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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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