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The seventh child and second daughter of Cassandra and George Austen, Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775, in Steventon, Hampshire, England. Jane's parents were well-respected community members. Her father served as the Oxford-educated rector for a nearby Anglican parish.
Jan 30, 2016 - Having read her works, one is left wondering who Jane Austen really was - how close were the predicaments in these works to her real life?
Jane Austen was born December 16th, 1775 at Steventon, Hampshire, England (near Basingstoke). She was the seventh child (out of eight) and the second daughter (out of two), of the Rev. George Austen, 1731-1805 (the local rector, or Church of England clergyman), and his wife Cassandra, 1739-1827 (n?e
Aug 24, 2015 - Jane Austen, one of England's foremost novelists, was never publicly acknowledged as a writer during her lifetime. She was born on December?...
Jump to Bibliography - Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of?...
While the literary art of Jane Austen is remarkable, the facts of her biography, at first glance, are not. The contrast has long intrigued Austen readers and scholars?...
Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775, at Steventon Rectory in Hampshire, England. Her father, Reverend George Austen (1731-1805) was the rector at?...
Jane Austen was born in the Hampshire village of Steventon, where her father, the Reverend George Austen, was a rector of the village. She was the second?...
Personal Background Jane Austen's life resembles her novels ? at first glance they seem to be composed of a series of quiet, unexceptional events. Such an.
Read a biography about Jane Austen the 19th century novelist. Discover why her novels such as 'Persuasion' and 'Emma' are still well-loved today.