Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Jane Austenwas an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels which interpret, critique and comment upon the life of the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Her most highly praised novel during her lifetime was Pride and Prejudice, her second published novel. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favorable social standing and economic security...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth16 December 1775
CitySteventon, England
Jane Austen quotes about
The pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.
Know your own happiness.
Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.
There are certainly are not so many men of large fortune in the world as there are of pretty woman to deserve them.