Jane Austen

Jane Austen

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Female

  • Birthday

    1775-12-16

  • Day of Death

    1817-07-18 (41 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Steventon, Hampshire, England, UK

Biography

Jane Austen (December 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Her works include Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1815), Northanger Abbey (1818), Persuasion (1818), and Lady Susan (1871).

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