I love Jane Austen novels. My favorite is probably "Pride and Prejudice" or "Mansfield Park"
I have heard of her but I haven't read any of her novels. Can you tell me me more about them?
Yes! She wrote one novel called Sense and Sensibility in 1811 and Emma in 1816
Oh wow, that was a long time ago
Yep, and she wrote those novels only a few years before her death on July 18 1817. She was born in 1775!
I see, it must have been hard for a woman to be a writer at that time.
titled "Sanditon", but died before its completion. She also left behind three volumes of juvenile writings in manuscript, a short epistolary novel "Lady Susan", and another unfinished novel, "The Watsons". Her six full-length novels have rarely been out of print, although they were published anonymously and brought her moderate success and little fame during her lifetime.
A significant transition in her posthumous reputation occurred in 1833, when her novels were republished in Richard Bentley's Standard Novels series, illustrated by Ferdinand
, such as Anastasia, who was considered one of the best Parisian illuminators, although none of her work has survived. Other humanist texts led to increased education for Italian women.
History 18th century.
On of most know 18th century female writer was Jane Austen author of "Sense and Sensibility" (1811), "Pride and Prejudice" (1813), "Mansfield Park" (1814) and "Emma" (1816), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, "