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Jane Austen

Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works are implicit critiques of the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her use of social commentary, realism, wit, and irony have earned her acclaim amongst critics and scholars.
Austen wrote major novels before the age of 22, but they were not published until she was 35. The anonymously published ''Sense and Sensibility'' (1811), ''Pride and Prejudice'' (1813), ''Mansfield Park'' (1814), and ''Emma'' (1816) were modest successes, but they brought her little fame in her lifetime. She wrote two other novels—''Northanger Abbey'' and ''Persuasion'', both published posthumously in 1817—and began another, eventually titled ''Sanditon'', but it was left unfinished on her death. She also left behind three volumes of juvenile writings in manuscript, the short epistolary novel ''Lady Susan'', and the unfinished novel ''The Watsons''.
Since her death Austen's novels have rarely been out of print. A significant transition in her reputation occurred in 1833, when they were republished in Richard Bentley's Standard Novels series (illustrated by Ferdinand Pickering and sold as a set). They gradually gained wide acclaim and popular readership. In 1869, her nephew published ''A Memoir of Jane Austen''. Her work has inspired a large number of critical essays and has been included in many literary anthologies. Her novels have been adapted in numerous films, including ''Sense and Sensibility'' (1995), ''Pride & Prejudice'' (2005), ''Emma'' (2020), and an adaptation of ''Lady Susan'', ''Love & Friendship'' (2016), as well as the film ''Persuasion'' and the miniseries ''Pride and Prejudice'', both released in 1995 by the BBC. Provided by Wikipedia
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Northanger Abbey by Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
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Love and Freindship [sic] by Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
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Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
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Mansfield Park by Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
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Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
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Old Friends and New Fancies: An Imaginary Sequel to the Novels of Jane Austen by Brinton, Sybil G.; Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 [Other]
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The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of Jane Austen A Linked Index of all PG Editions of Jane Austen by Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Widger, David, 1932-2021? [Editor]
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The Letters of Jane Austen Selected from the compilation of her great nephew, Edward, Lord Bradbourne by Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Coolidge, Susan, 1835-1905 [Compiler]
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Pride and Prejudice, a play founded on Jane Austen's novel by Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; MacKaye, Steele, Mrs., 1845-1924
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Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Chapman, R. W. (Robert William), 1881-1960 [Editor]
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Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Dobson, Austin, 1840-1921 [Commentator]; Thomson, Hugh, 1860-1920 [Illustrator]
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The Watsons: By Jane Austen, Concluded by L. Oulton by Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Oulton, L.; Austen-Leigh, James Edward, 1798-1874 [Author of introduction, etc.]
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