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Jane Austen Steventon, December 16, 1775 - Winchester, July 18, 1817 was a British writer, a leading figure in neoclassical fiction, and one of the most famous and well-known authors of the literary scene in the United Kingdom and worldwide

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Daughter of Anglican pastor George Austen and Cassandra Leigh. Penultimate of eight children, six boys and two girls (James, George, Edward, Henry Thomas, Francis William, Charles John, Jane and Cassandra

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the father (standing), mother (seated left) and Jane (seated right)

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Jane spent the first year of her life with a wet nurse, as was the custom at the time. He grew up in a lively and culturally stimulating environment; her father personally took care of her education, teaching her French and the basics of the Italian language, and contributed to her literary growth thanks to a collection of books that numbered about five hundred volumes.

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tones, of short stories, poems, novel drafts and parodies that emulated the literature of the time and were written to amuse the small circle of acquaintances . All the songs are in fact dedicated to friends and relatives with the exception of Edgar and Emma.

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tones, of short stories, poems, novel drafts and parodies that emulated the literature of the time and were written to amuse the small circle of acquaintances . All the songs are in fact dedicated to friends and relatives with the exception of Edgar and Emma.

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Between 1795 and 1799 Jane Austen began drafting what would become her most famous works: First Impressions, first draft of Pride and Prejudice, and Elinor and Marianne which became Sense and Sensibility. In 1795 he also worked on an epistolary story, Lady Susan, and wrote his first novel, Elinor and Marianne. In 1796 he began work on his second novel First Impressions, which he finished in August 1797 at the age of only 21.

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Between 1795 and 1799 Jane Austen began drafting what would become her most famous works: First Impressions, first draft of Pride and Prejudice, and Elinor and Marianne which became Sense and Sensibility. In 1795 he also worked on an epistolary story, Lady Susan, and wrote his first novel, Elinor and Marianne. In 1796 he began work on his second novel First Impressions, which he finished in August 1797 at the age of only 21.

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in December 1800 the Reverend Austen decided to leave Steventon to move to Bath followed by his family. While in the city Jane wrote The Watsons, which remained incomplete, and worked on some modifications of Susan. In Bath, his father died suddenly in 1805, leaving his wife and two daughters in precarious financial condition, although helped by Edward, James, Henry and Francis Austen.

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in December 1800 the Reverend Austen decided to leave Steventon to move to Bath followed by his family. While in the city Jane wrote The Watsons, which remained incomplete, and worked on some modifications of Susan. In Bath, his father died suddenly in 1805, leaving his wife and two daughters in precarious financial condition, although helped by Edward, James, Henry and Francis Austen.

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Jane Austen's literary debut, Sense and Sensibility, was published in 1811. With the same publisher, Thomas Egerton, Pride and Prejudice, the latest revision of First Impressions, was published in January 1813. The novel was immediately very well received and a second edition was printed in October of the same year. In 1812 he began drafting Mansfield Park, finished and published in 1814, all copies were sold within six months.

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Jane Austen's literary debut, Sense and Sensibility, was published in 1811. With the same publisher, Thomas Egerton, Pride and Prejudice, the latest revision of First Impressions, was published in January 1813. The novel was immediately very well received and a second edition was printed in October of the same year. In 1812 he began drafting Mansfield Park, finished and published in 1814, all copies were sold within six months.

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In 1816 Austen fell seriously ill. Among the various hypotheses the most accredited is that Austen had been affected by Addison's disease, at that time incurable; in 1817 her sister Cassandra took her to Winchester, in search of adequate care, but in that city Jane Austen died and was buried in the cathedral.

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His novels were published anonymously, simply with indications such as "by a Lady" or "by the author of Sense and Sensibility"
In life Jane never left her family and died unmarried like her sister; after her death, her sister Cassandra, and later her brothers and their descendants, destroyed most of the letters and private papers that had belonged to her. Her nephew J. E. Austen-Leigh wrote a biography, A memoir of Jane Austen, published in 1869; in it Austen is presented as an exemplary young lady, taken from domestic life and only incidentally dedicated to literature