Jane Austen is remembered for her witty, highly readable novels of manners that created vivid fictional worlds, drawing much of her material from the circumscribed world of English country gentlefolk that she knew. Her novels, which include Sense and Sensibility (1811) and Pride and Prejudice (1813), are social satires centering on the romantic relationships of smart young women of the early 19th century. Sometimes described as “rom-coms,” her works are steeped in balanced, gentle irony and explore questions of power and gender.
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