jane austen

     

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose realism, biting social commentary an masterful use of free indirect speech, burlesque and irony have earned her a place as one of the most widely-read and best-loved writers in British literature.

Trivia about jane austen

  • Tourists may visit the Chawton, England home of this sensible 19th C. novelist, still popular today
  • She described her work as "Human nature in the Midland Countries" & involving "three or four families in a country village"
  • A manipulative widow goes husband-hunting in "Lady Susan", finally published in 1871, 54 years after her death
  • She wrote that "happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance"
  • She dedicated her 1816 novel "Emma" to his royal highness, the Prince Regent
  • She wrote "Sense and Sensibility", "Pride and Prejudice" & "Northhanger Abbey" between 1795 & 1798
  • The 1st edition of her novel "Pride and Prejudice" was simply credited to "The Author of 'Sense and Sensibility'"
  • In "Pride and Prejudice", she wrote that a wealthy bachelor "must be in want of a wife"
  • "One cannot have too large a party" is a line from her novel "Emma"
  • She rewrote "Elinor and Marianne" off & on for more than a decade before it became "Sense and Sensibility"
  • In "The Janeites", a story by Rudyard Kipling, a group of soldiers have a deep admiration for this author
  • John Murray, Lord Byron's publisher, also put out this woman's "Emma" & "Mansfield Park"
  • Fanny Price falls in love with her cousin Edmund in this "Pride & Prejudice" author's "Mansfield Park"
  • The beloved "Pride and Prejudice"
  • 6 Californians read & discuss "Persuasion", "Emma" & 4 other novels in Karen Joy Fowler's novel her "Book Club"
  • Born in 1775, showed "Sensibility" in 1811, never married, died in 1817
  • She died on July 18, 1817 after dealing with some pride & prejudice in her day
  • Sir Walter Scott "read again, & for the the third time at least," her "very finely written novel of 'Pride and Prejudice'"
  • Her "Sense and Sensibility" was published anonymously "in three volumes", "by a lady"
  • Anne has been convinced not to marry Wentworth in this woman's novel "Persuasion"
  • In 1816 she revised her "Northanger Abbey"; she originally planned to publish it in 1803
  • Even if you're 27 & still single, like Anne in this author's "Persuasion", your life may not be over
  • She wrote in "Emma", "One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other"
  • Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy
  • Her "Northanger Abbey" centers on Catherine Morland, a country parson's daughter
  • Longfellow said this "Pride And Prejudice" author's writings "Are a capital picture of real life"
  • Gothic novel fan Catherine Morland imagines fearful mysteries at Northanger Abbey in a novel by this author
  • Illness prevented her from finishing "Sanditon"; "Northanger Abbey" was published posthumously
  • Her 1814 novel "Mansfield Park" became a 1999 film featuring playwright Harold Pinter as Fanny's rich uncle
  • We'll leave it up to you whether this author was a "Plain Jane"
  • "Persuasion"(1818)
  • "Northanger Abbey"
  • She described her narrative world as "The little bit (two inches wide) of ivory on which I work with, so fine a brush"
  • In Bath, England, tours devoted to her feature places she wrote about in "Persuasion" & "Northanger Abbey"
  • www.pemberley.com is a website for fans of this author, because Pemberley was the name of Mr. Darcy's estate
  • Early 19th-century bestselling author depicted here
  • In a 1990s novel, Stephanie Barron had the sense & sensibility to turn this author into a sleuth
  • In "Emma" she wrote, "Half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other"

Tweets about jane austen

  • Birthday 4 Shannon Winslow's novel THE PERSUASION OF MISS JANE AUSTEN. Join the party in progress w/ fab #giveaways!
  • RT @Davina_Bentley: "There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart." ~ Jane Austen
  • "There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart." ~ Jane Austen
  • La mitad del mundo no puede comprender los placeres de la otra mitad. Jane Austen
  • Dear Jane Austen...#perfect...#prideandprejudice
  • Mais Ingmar Bergman, mais Florbela Espanca, mais Van Gogh, mais Monet, mais Jane Austen, mais Von Trier... Mais, mais e mais!
  • Watch: Jane Austen, My Truths: via #Austen #Novels #Fiction #Portland #Oregon> @bjscript
  • "Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure" - Jane Austen, Emma
  • RT @SimplesComillas: «Hay personas que mientras más se haga por ellos, menos harán por sí mismos» Jane Austen
  • RT @wisequotesnet: You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope...I have loved none but you. - Jane Austen
  • I sigh as frequently and deeply as a character in a Jane Austen novel.
  • RT @artemania126: “The Very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.” ― Jane Austen, Love and Friendship
  • RT @Salon: Jane Austen meets mansplaining: This is the perfect satire of the anti-feminism movement-->
  • RT @JaneAustenMX: Les comparto una postal que mis papás me trajeron tras su visita hace algunos años. Jane Austen y la ciudad de Bath. http…
  • I was Elizabeth Bennet (from Pride and Prejudice) in @OxfordWords’ Jane Austen character quiz. Who will you be?
  • RT @Dr_Fleibur: Orgullo y Popeye de Jane Austen.
  • Jane Austen meets mansplaining: This is the perfect satire of the anti-feminism movement-->
  • “Se quien eres y di lo que sientes, porque aquellos a quienes les importa no importan y los que sí importan no les importa” Jane Austen
  • «Hay personas que mientras más se haga por ellos, menos harán por sí mismos» Jane Austen
  • Emma Woodhouse from Emma by Jane Austen as I imagined her
  • The dark side of Jane Austen #literature #JaneAusten
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  • It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do. Jane Austen
  • Features: . Description:From RITA® Award Winning and Bestselling Author Inglath Cooper. . . The very last thing...
  • @o2lladdict Hopefully! Watch the Pride & Prejudice movie with Keira Knightley and The Jane Austen Book Club, both will motivate you so much!
  • Jane Austen tiene que mover mucho enserio.
  • Quero tanto os livros da Jane Austen, não estou me aguentando de ansiedade
  • @Spinkles25 we are obviously the same person cause I know exactly what you mean Ughhh Jane Austen love runs deep
  • Every time Jane Austen shows up on my kindle background I gag. I just need to remember she can't hurt me any more
  • RT @ABookBestQuotes: “I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control” - Jane Austen.
  • Acabei de ler o livro "Eu fui a melhor amiga de Jane Austen", muito bom, recomendo
  • Eu não gostava de drama nem de romance, mas aí eu conheci a moça Jane Austen
  • THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB DVD R4 Kathy Baker Emily Blunt COMEDY ROMANCE DRAMA: $11.13 End Date: Saturday...
  • Great... I can't handle Jane Austen right now.
  • Casa sola resultado; Ver Northanger Abbey de Jane Austen en mi televisor. Nieve de zarzamora con crema y nutella~♡
  • Piano music + Jane Austen 💕
  • "El amor es deseable. El dinero es absolutamente indispensable." Jane Austen
  • RT @ladieswhowrite: New exhibition Portrait of a Lady, in Bath, examines the reality for women in Jane Austen's era | Western Daily Press h…
  • Gosh.. I love Jane Austen
  • RT @Yesterday_Today: 1813: Literature - Jane Austen's novel of the landed gentry set in early 19th-century England, "Pride and Prejudice," …
  • Oh, you know, just reason #4,356,782,331 to love Emma Thompson. Or that Emily Thompkinson, as Jane Austen would say.
  • Eu quero o exemplar de Jane Austen: Uma vida revelada que a @amy_macchiato está sorteando. #macchiato
  • #nowReading Jane Austen's "Orgullo y Prejuicio" #libro #queLeer
  • Jane Austen's Novels (Complete Collection) အစ္မ သံသာ ပို႔လိုက္တဲ့ စာအုပ္ေတြ၊ ဒီေန႔မနက္က ရပါတယ္။ အစ္မကို...
  • Couldn't resist buying this at @halfpricebooks - finger puppet/magnet Jane Austen! Haha
  • @CedarFortBooks A new take on Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility from Rebecca Jamison
  • Love me some Jane Austen!! 😍🎩💌🌻
  • Jane Austen Girl - A Timbell Creek Contemporary Romance Free or Cheap at # Jane Austen Girl - A Timbell ...
  • RT @FutileResistanc: Interesting perspective of Pride and Prejudice from @BrBabblingBooks
  • Do you <3 everything #Jane_Austen? Well, you need to check out Rebecca Jamison's newest take on Sense and...