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Jane Austen

Jane Austen was an English writer. Although Austen was widely read in her lifetime, she published her works anonymously. The most urgent preoccupations of her bright, young heroines are courtship and marriage. Austen herself never married. Her best-known books include Pride and Prejudice (1813) and Emma (1816). Virginia Woolf called Austen "the most perfect artist among women.

author, novelist, writer (1775–1817)

Born December 16, 1775
Died July 18, 1817

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author, novelist, writer (1775–1817)

Born December 16, 1775
Died July 18, 1817

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