Austen

American  

[aw-stuhn] / ˈɔ stən /

noun

1. Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.

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Austen British  

/ ˈɔː-, ˈɒstɪn /

noun

1. 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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Austen

Both the James and Austen works get similarly reconfigured for their applicability to Iranian conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

This is not the sort of thing you find in works by Austen or even George Eliot, who prided herself on writing the realities of rural life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Thompson said her love of reading continued into adulthood, with authors such as Jane Austen and fantasy writers shaping her imagination and worldview.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

If every author is a parent to their characters, then Austen, Mary’s true mother, is a good deal crueler than Mrs. Bennet.

From Salon ● May 20, 2026

Admired by Jane Austen, Dr. Johnson, and David Hume, Blair edited the first Scottish edition of Shakespeare and a forty-four volume uniform edition of the English poets.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith