Jane Austen: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born	December 16, 1775 • England
Died	July 18, 1817 (aged 41) • Winchester • England
Notable Works	“Emma” • “Lady Susan” • “Mansfield Park” • “Northanger Abbey” • “Persuasion” • “Pride and Prejudice” • “Sense and Sensibility”

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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's family

Large red brick house with multiple chimneys and white-framed windows, surrounded by a low brick wall and garden, in Chawton, Hampshire, England.

Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet in period costumes stand outdoors in a scene from the film Sense and Sensibility, with Winslet wearing a straw bonnet.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Toni Collette in period costumes as Emma and Harriet, with Paltrow smiling and Collette looking anxious, from the film Emma (1996).

Pride and Prejudice

Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy and Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet in period costumes stand outdoors in a scene from the 1995 television series Pride and Prejudice.

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Portrait of English author Jane Austen wearing a blue dress and white bonnet, seated with her right arm resting on a book.

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Open book with Regency-era illustration of Jane Austen holding a book; large script “J. Austen” across; background of handwritten text.

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