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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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“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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Austen, and perhaps the readers, had done Mary wrong.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 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

I had a small collection of books that came with me to Forks, the shabbiest volume being a compilation of the works of Jane Austen.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

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