Jane Austen

Jane Austen is one of the greatest writers of English novels. She is renowned for her unique ability to use comprehensive and refined English with ease and in a playful way. All her books are saturated by a sharp wit and profound wisdom.
Austen is recognized even now as prominent leader among novel writers when it comes to describing characters and personal traits. It is universally acknowledged even 300 years later that nobody can use British English better than she did. All her master-piece novels are unsurpassed treasuries of the world literature.

Hampshire

Jane Austen was born in 1775 in rural Hampshire, the daughter of an affluent village rector, who encouraged her in her artistic pursuits. She was the seventh child in her family, and from her childhood Jane showed an ability to express herself in particular manners. From a young age Jane entertained her family with stories and plays; by 23 (in 1798) she had written early versions of her first 3 novels “Sense and Sensibility,” “Pride and prejudice,” and “Northanger Abbey,” though they were published many years later.

Austen’s life was uneventful according to modern standards, but Jane had endless fantasies and curiosity. She never got marriage, though she was in love. In 1801 she moved to Bath with her parents, but in 1805 she returned to the village of Chawton after her father died.

Bath

Bath is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset in the south west of England.The city was first established as a spa resort with the Latin name, Aquae Sulis. The City of Bath was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1987. The city has a variety of theatres, museums, and other cultural and sporting venues, which have helped to make it a major centre for tourism, with over one million staying visitors and 3.8 million day visitors to the city each year.

Jane's house in Chawton                                                                  Her room.

Her perspicacity and discernment enabled her to create the unforgettable characters; the liveliness of her imagination helped her to analyze and understand the contemporary life of the middle-class in small towns in England.

In 1810 age 36 Austen started to work on what are considered to be her more serious, novels, such as “Emma,” ”Persuasion,” and “Mansfield Park.” At that time, Austen was one of the very few female authors who managed to publish the books during their life time, and also became famous and was able to live on her own income from the publishing.

Jane Austen died in 1817, when she was 41. Fragments of her uncompleted novel “The Watsons,” “Lady Susan,” and “Sanditon” were published uncompleted in 1925, 107 years after her death. “Becoming Jane” is a Hollywood movie based on her biography.