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Austen

American

[aw-stuhn] / ˈɔ stən /

noun

Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.

Austen British

/ ˈɔː-, ˈɒstɪn /

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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Given that the driving motivation of all things Austen is marriage, often to prevent inheritance laws from leaving women out in the literal cold, Mrs. Bennet is particularly harsh toward Mary.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

But as a candidate for high-end Austen fan fiction, or a spinoff of the Ugly Duckling variety, she is period-picture-perfect.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Like her bookish character, she did extensive research on “Pride and Prejudice,” Austen and the time period.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Writer Justin Young, who has adapted Crookhaven for the screen, tells the BBC his "big project" before this show was Sanditon, which attempted to complete an unfinished Jane Austen novel.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

In Jane Austen novels, a death often precipitates the loss of a fortune, which propels the heroine to seek a husband.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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