Jane Austen (English, 1775 - 1817)
Today one of the most celebrated writers of the Western canon, Jane Austen published her novels anonymously to avoid the tarnished reputation of a woman writer. The seventh of eight children, Austen was born in Hampshire, England, and spent most of her life close to home. She began writing as a child to amuse herself and her family. Known for their perfect form, her books - including Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion, and Mansfield Park - Infuse everyday, commonplace events with humor, irony, and drama. Her heroines are bright, moral young women who struggle for love and happiness in a society where men inherit familial wealth and marriage determines social status.
Though her characters ultimately achieve satisfaction, Austen - who never married - was no true romantic: "I could not seriously sit down to write a serious romance under any other motive than to save my life."
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