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Jane Austen

Born

in Steventon Rectory, Hampshire, England

December 16, 1775

Died

July 18, 1817

Website

http://www.janeausten.org/

Genre

Fiction, Romance, Humor and Comedy

Influences

Frances Burney, Mary Brunton, Samuel Johnson, Samuel Richardson, Mari ...more

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Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment upon the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works are an implicit critique of the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her deft use of social commentary, realism and biting irony have earned her acclaim among critics and scholars.

The anonymously published Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), were a modest success but br ...more

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	Pride and Prejudice 4.30 avg rating — 5,038,927 ratings — published 1813 — 15510 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sense and Sensibility 4.09 avg rating — 1,352,880 ratings — published 1811 — 6934 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emma 4.05 avg rating — 1,028,686 ratings — published 1815 — 7544 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Persuasion 4.15 avg rating — 814,848 ratings — published 1817 — 225 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Northanger Abbey 3.85 avg rating — 474,697 ratings — published 1817 — 1939 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mansfield Park 3.86 avg rating — 391,777 ratings — published 1814 — 614 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lady Susan 3.67 avg rating — 56,486 ratings — published 1871 — 321 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Novels 4.57 avg rating — 34,248 ratings — published 1981 — 258 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lady Susan / The Watsons / Sanditon by Jane Austen, Margaret Drabble (Introduction) 3.74 avg rating — 14,639 ratings — published 1871 — 109 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love and Freindship 3.51 avg rating — 10,238 ratings — published 1787 — 166 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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