Jane Austen (1775-1817), English novelist. Austen was born into the family of an Anglican rector at Steventon, Hampshire. At the age of eight she was sent to school, first in Oxford then later in Southampton and in Reading. Despite a turbulent domestic life occasioned by the family's financial circumstances, Austen managed to publish her first full length novel, 'Sense and Sensibility', in 1811 and later followed it with six others, most of which are considered classics of English literature. Austen used irony, realism and satire to critique the sentimental novels popular in the late 18th century. Her plots often explore the dependence on marriage for social standing and economic security for many women of that time. Her realist stance has led to the longevity of her works, never out of print and adapted numerous times for stage, television and cinema. From 1816, Austen became increasingly ill, possibly with Addison's disease, and died in 1817. | |
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