Jane+Austen



Jane Austen holds a prominent place within the canon of English Literature. She is hailed for "her fine sense of balance, her exact definitions of limits as well as the extent of any vice or virtue...use of character contrast in the whole sequence of her work". She was born in 1775 in Steventon, Hampshire. Her parents were the Reverend George Austen, and Cassandra Austen; she was one of seven children. She began writing at the age of twelve and published her first novel in 1794. She is hailed for "her fine sense of balance, her exact definitions of limits as well as the extent of any vice or virtue...use of character contrast in the whole sequence of her work" (McMaster, 723).

Jane Austen's Published Novels:

Lady Susan 1794 The Watsons 1804 Sense and Sensibility 1811 Pride and Prejudice 1813 Mansfield Park 1814 Emma 1816 Sandition 1817 Northanger Abbey 1818 [|Persuasion] 1818

Outside Resources: [|The Achievement of Persuasion>] [|The Continuity of Jane Austen's Novels]

"Austen, Jane, 1775-1817." //Proquest//. //Literature Online//. Web. 04 Dec. 2010. McMaster, Juliet. "The Continuity of Jane Austen's Novels." //Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900//. 10.4 (1970): 723-739. //JSTOR//. Web. 04 Dec 2010