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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. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit ...
Jane Austen's parents, George (1731–1805), an Anglican rector, and his wife Cassandra (1739–1827), were members of the landed gentry. George was descended from wool manufacturers who had risen to the lower ranks of the gentry, [2] [3] and Cassandra was a member of the Leigh family of Adlestrop and Longborough , with connections to the ...
Jun 15, 2008 · George Austen: Portrait Vignettes of Jane Austen’s Father. June 15, 2008 by Vic. Father’s Day is a perfect time to describe George Austen (1731-1805 ) through his daughter’s biographers. By all accounts he married for love, adored his family, and was so handsome even in old age that he turned strangers’ heads as he walked the streets of ...
Jul 12, 2022 · Out-of-copyright text digitised and uploaded to archive.org by Dr Evan T. Jones, General Editor: Digitisation for the Bristol Record Society. George Müller, compiled by G. Fred. Bergin, Autobiography of George Müller (Bristol, The Bible and Tract Warehouse, Centenary Memorial edition, 1905)
Austen, Jane (1775–1817) British novelist whose domestic satires of 19th-century British gentry with their witty and astute depictions of human nature are literary classics, which continue in print and in film, enthralling modern readers. Name variations: Jennie. Pronunciation: AWsten. Born Jane Austen on December 16, 1775, in the village of ...
Biography. Hancock was born Philadelphia Austen on 15 May 1730 into a family that was part of the landed gentry. Her father, William Austen, was a surgeon. Her mother, Rebecca Hampson Walter, had been married before. She was the older sister of Rev. George Austen, an Anglican clergyman and the father of novelist Jane Austen.
AUSTEN, Sir FRANCIS WILLIAM (1774–1865), admiral of the fleet, son of the Rev. George Austen, rector of Steventon, in Hampshire, and brother of Jane Austen, was born on 23 April 1774. In April 1786 he entered the Royal Naval Academy, and in December 1788 joined the Perseverance frigate, and served in her in the East Indies.
