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  1. www.imdb.com › name › nm0460458Ann Austen - IMDb

    Writer. Additional Crew. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Ann Austen is known for Barbie: A Touch of Magic (2023), Waffles + Mochi (2021) and The Snowy Day (2016). Add photos, demo reels.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jane_AustenJane Austen - Wikipedia

    Jane Austen (/ ˈɒstɪn, ˈɔːstɪn / OST-in, AW-stin; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century.

  3. Jane Austen is one of the most famous writers in English literature. Her books are read by people all over the world and have been made into countless TV, film, theatre and radio adaptations. This is all the more impressive because she only wrote six full-length novels.

    • Jane Austen’s life was saved by her cousin. In 1783 Jane’s parents, the Revd George Austen and his wife Cassandra, decided to send Jane’s sister, also called Cassandra, to Oxford with her cousin Jane Cooper, to be tutored by a Mrs Ann Cawley.
    • Jane Austen had a little-known brother. The first biography of Jane Austen, which was written by her nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh in 1869, gives the impression that she had only five brothers: James, Edward, Henry, Frank and Charles.
    • Jane Austen was partial to a Bath bun. Jane became fond of Bath buns (or ‘bunns’) while staying, and later living, in Bath. These large, rich cakes, which were similar to French brioche bread, were served warm and soaked in butter.
    • Jane had a seaside romance. All her heroines fell in love with and married their perfect man, but Jane Austen was not so lucky herself – she received only one known offer of marriage.
  4. Apr 3, 2014 · Jane Austen was a Georgian era author, best known for her social commentary in novels including 'Sense and Sensibility,' 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Emma.'

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  6. Mar 2, 2019 · Jane Austen began writing, about 1787, circulating her stories mainly to family and friends. On George Austen's retirement in 1800, he moved the family to Bath, a fashionable social retreat. Jane found the environment was not conducive to her writing, and wrote little for some years, though she sold her first novel while living there.