Which Jane Austen novels were published after her death?

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Portrait of Jane Austen seated, wearing a light blue dress and bonnet, holding a closed book on her lap with a thoughtful expression. — Jane Austen Jane Austen, a 19th-century engraving likely derived from a portrait by her sister, Cassandra Austen, c. 1810.

Two Jane Austen novels were published after her death in 1817: Persuasion and Northanger Abbey.12

Both novels were released together in a four-volume edition on December 20, 1817, under the supervision of her brother, Henry Austen. While Austen had completed Persuasion prior to her passing, Northanger Abbey—which she had previously referred to as Susan—was also prepared for publication by her family following her death. This posthumous release was significant as it also included a "Biographical Notice of the Author," which publicly identified Jane Austen as the writer of these and her previously published works for the first time.134