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Jane Austen

16 Dec, 1775 in Steventon, Hampshire, England, UK

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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