Jane Austen Author profile
born in Hampshire, The United Kingdom December 16, 1775
diedJuly 18, 1817
genderfemale
genreLiterature & Fiction, Romance
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Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.