Austen

[ aw-stuh n ]

/ ˈɔ stən /

noun

Jane,1775–1817, English novelist.

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Austen is perfectly aware that many books called novels do not display “the greatest powers of the mind.”
The Birth of the Novel|Nick Romeo|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Austen does no better than the lexicographers at delineating a set that comprises all but only novels.
The Birth of the Novel|Nick Romeo|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Austen, Eliot, and James sometimes complemented their essential seriousness with humorous minor characters and subplots.
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“A lot of slaves would protect themselves from punishment by being beloved,” Austen said.
Why It’s Time to End Blackface, Finally|Soraya Roberts|October 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST

He and Austen had sex with hustlers, or “trade” as Vidal called the handsome, “straight-acting” young men he liked.
How Gay Was Gore Vidal?|Tim Teeman|July 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Austen was hailed by those in the outer office, but he walked through them as though the place were empty.
Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete|Winston Churchill
She stroked Pepper's nose while Austen undid the hitch-rope from around his neck.
Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete|Winston Churchill
Mr. Austen died at Bath, and his family removed to Southampton.
A Book of Sibyls|Anne Thackeray (Mrs. Richmond Ritchie)
Found, among other things, that he had lived two years in Italy when he was a youth, and that he admires Miss Austen.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. II (of 3)|George Eliot
It was on the day following the conversation with Mrs. Austen that Lennox received Margaret's letter.
The Paliser case|Edgar Saltus

British Dictionary definitions for austen

Austen

/ (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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