Jane Austen

“There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart”  – Jane Austen

  The famous, well-loved English novelist of the Victorian Era, who won many hearts with her astounding novels, Jane Austen truly is an idol for all of us who adore her classics. From her book with the most witty storyline, Emma, to the most charming and beloved, Pride and Prejudice, Austen just had it all! Austen is most definitely deserving of my writing about her, especially since her books are not as appreciated by the book community now than they were back in the 18th Century. So, dear readers, sit back and enjoy this article about her life–all the way from when she was born to when she had to sadly leave us; and hopefully, by the end of this, you will be interested in picking up one of her magnificent works!

  Born on December 16, 1775, Jane Austen had most certainly left an indelible mark on the literary world. Jane Austen, born to Reverend James Austen and Cassandra Leigh Austen, was one of eight Austen children. Although all of the children fared relatively well in writing, Jane was still the most inventive and impressive of them all. Jane Austen kick-started her career as an author early when she wrote stories, poems and plays as entertainment for her family.

  Jane Austen was, and still is, most well-known for her 6 best masterpieces, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park and Persuasion. With that being said, Austen had more works that were either started, abandoned or published posthumously. In 1796, Austen began a second novel, titled First Impressions. She completed the first draft when she was 21 and the manuscript was offered to a publisher in London, but was unfortunately turned down. This novel later became Pride and Prejudice, and in 1813, when it was agreed to be published, it became an instant success, which should come as no surprise to anyone as this magnum opus is still talked about to this day and age. Pride and Prejudice is about Elizabeth Bennet and her aristocratic suitor, Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy. They were an unexpected pair of lovers who had to exterminate the pride and prejudice between them before love could bring them together. Her other books were released around the same time as Pride and Prejudice, and all of them were undeniably of enthralling quality.

  Jane Austen unfortunately passed away on 18 July 1817 due to Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in Winchester, United Kingdom. Sanditon was Austen’s last novel, bequeathed uncompleted to her niece. 

  Austen’s Persuasion was what got me into her works, capturing my attention to her literary works and rendering me unable to escape from the love I have for her novels. Jane Austen was indeed phenomenal, her flair for writing and her undeniable talent for composition truly mesmerizes me. Whenever I put down her books after finishing them, I am puzzled by how Jane Austen was capable of coming up with such complex and comical characters, how she was able to compose such unique plots and how she could string her words together to produce sentences that flow like honey, leaving me wanting for more of her stunning literature. Although her novels were written so many years ago, the domestic aspect and the classical atmosphere of them always makes me feel like I have a warm and welcoming doorway to walk in as and when I feel like escaping from reality for a while.

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