history. Her short life took place in the reign of George III and had several

important events and changes as its background (Sherry10) "She is known for

her witty and penetrating portrayals of provincial society" (Austen). It is

possible to understand, or misunderstand Jane Austen's works, for her art is

such that one can only read on the surface and miss much of what exists

underneath (Sherry10). Jane Austen's life and novels have influenced movies

based on the content of her books. Jane Austen daughter of Cassandra Leigh

Austen was born on December 16,1775, in a small village called Steventon in

England (Austen). Jane was the seventh of eight children in an extraordinarily

close, affectionate, intelligent, and lively family (Austen). Her father was a

rector, so many of Jane's years were spent at a rectory. When Jane was about

seven she and her sister Cassandra went through several years of formal

masterpiece: for the first time, she is in full control of her attitudes and her

English, and merits its popularity. It is Jane Austen's first undoubted

her head pillowed on Cassandra's shoulder" (Wright). She was 41(Wright).

accepted a proposal of marriage, but the following morning decided that she

first at a private school in Oxford and then at Southampton and later

misgivings; the subject releases her comic genius and her sympathies

to consult a Dr. Lyford. Her loving sister Cassandra was with her every step

was extremely popular, her works were written against a background of family

Evenings in her home were often spent discussing works by the leading

was back at home again and her formal education had come to and end

(Sherry14). The person Jane was closest to within her family was her older

interesting and animated speaker, subject to fits of laughter" (Wright). "She

resources; her powers of characterization are unimpeded by moralistic

was able

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