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Austen

American

[aw-stuhn] / ˈɔ stən /

noun

Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.

Austen British

/ ˈɒstɪn, ˈɔː- /

noun

Jane. 1775–1817, English novelist, noted particularly for the insight and delicate irony of her portrayal of middle-class families. Her completed novels are Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1816), Northanger Abbey (1818), and Persuasion (1818)

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The fall TV season has the return of hit series, new thrillers and adaptations of Steinbeck and Austen classics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The Daily Telegraph also features a picture of Daisy Edgar-Jones described as "dashing Miss Daisy", during the premiere for her new film adaption of a Jane Austen classic.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

If one had to speculate, using very unscientific methods, it would seem that a huge amount of programming for adults is based on 19th-century French novels, Jane Austen and Dame Agatha.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

“The background, there’s lots of little prints, and it’s as Jane Austen as we could become.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

“Haven’t you read Jane Austen? English people are more uptight than us, not less.”

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

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