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Jane Austen

Born

in Steventon Rectory, Hampshire, England, The United Kingdom

December 16, 1775

Died

July 18, 1817

Website

http://www.janeausten.org/

Genre

Fiction, Romance, Humor and Comedy

Influences

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Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment upon the British 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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Average rating: 4.15 · 8,511,677 ratings · 304,299 reviews · 3,387 distinct works • Similar authors

	Pride & Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,425,791 ratings — published 1813 — 16976 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 — 1,232,332 ratings — published 1811 — 7205 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 — 917,681 ratings — published 1815 — 848 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 — 727,410 ratings — published 1817 — 7536 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 — 419,153 ratings — published 1817 — 5872 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 — 361,460 ratings — published 1814 — 4874 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 3.65 avg rating — 47,797 ratings — published 1871 — 1594 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 — 33,598 ratings — published 1981 — 257 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 — 12,759 ratings — published 1817 — 101 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 3.53 avg rating — 8,888 ratings — published 1787 — 86 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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