Jane Austen
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Significant Author!
!Famous books!
Jane Austen wrote many famous books. She wrote many
different types of books and novels in her time.
Some of her most famous books are:
• Pride and prejudice
• Sense and sensibility
• Emma
And many, many more!!!!!!
Plus they are all set in her present date [the 17-18
hundreds].
Birth and death
Jane Austen was born in Steventon Rectory,
Hampshire on the 16th of December 1775.
In her life Jane did many things and achieved
things that lots of other people could not do
at that time in history.
At the end of her life Jane was still writing. On
the 18th of July 1817 Jane Austen died. A few
weeks later her body was buried at
Winchester cathedral.
Childhood
Jane Austen was the 7th child out of 8 children [6 boys, 2 girls] born to William
and Cassandra Austen. They were not rich but they were not poor either,
her father was a vicar who also tutored boys to earn extra money. In those
times it was common for large families to share the upbringing of the
children between them. Jane spent time living with a neighbour woman
due to an overcrowded house. Her brother was adopted by wealthy
childless cousins and Jane would visit regularly which is how she exposed
to the English upper classes who she later wrote about.
SCHOOLING
Jane and her sister were very close and both went to boarding school in
oxford. Although after an illness and money issues [they were both girls!]
they were brought home to steventon. Therefore from the age of 11 jane
educated herself with books from her father’s libary.
Books To Films
Many of Jane Austen’s books
are now so famous that some
of them (pride and prejudice,
sense and sensibility etc) have
become major tv shows or
films!!!!!
Why is Jane Austen popular?
• Jane Austen’s novels were not popular in her
life time. Although after her death she had a
small group of followers. By the end of the
19th century these followers had influensed
others grew.
• Today her books are studied widely in most
English classes throughout the world. They are
so popular that some of them are now major
films and TV drama.
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