Austen
[aw-stuh n]
- Jane,1775–1817, English novelist.
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Contemporary Examples
Austen is perfectly aware that many books called novels do not display “the greatest powers of the mind.”
Austen does no better than the lexicographers at delineating a set that comprises all but only novels.
Austen, Eliot, and James sometimes complemented their essential seriousness with humorous minor characters and subplots.
“A lot of slaves would protect themselves from punishment by being beloved,” Austen said.
He and Austen had sex with hustlers, or “trade” as Vidal called the handsome, “straight-acting” young men he liked.
Historical Examples
And my daughter is second fiddle, thought Mrs. Austen, who said: "How interesting!"
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A person had the temerity to elbow Mrs. Austen and the audacity to smile at her.
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He bent over Margaret's hand, touched two of Mrs. Austen's fingers.
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"I am in rags," continued Mrs. Austen, who was admirably dressed.
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Through glasses, which she did not need, Mrs. Austen surveyed it.
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Austen
- 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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