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CHAPTER I. THEORITICAL PART
1.1 Jane Austen’s life and career
Birth and Parentage
Jane Austen was the younger daughter of a Hampshire clergyman, rector of Steventon. She was born on December 16, 1775.
Her father, Geoge Austen, was a scholarly type of man; and her mother, Cassandra Austen, was a keen gardener. Jane Austen had six brothers, and one sister whose name was also Cassandra. Two of her brothers became naval officers and attained the rank of admiral. Her sister, Cassandra, was her close companion and friend. The imme¹diate social circle of Jane Austen included the kind of men whom we meet in her novels—a landowner, a militia officer, two clergymen, and two sailors. The circle was later enlarged by the addition of her brothers’ wives and their children.
An Accomplished Woman
Her father’s house at Steventon remained Jane Austen’s abode for a quarter of a century. The Austen family was at that time reasonably well off, mixed in the best society of the neighbourhood, and owned a carriage and a pair of horses. For their education, Jane and Cassandra depended largely on their father and brothers, the cultured atmosphere of their home, and their contacts with relatives. Reading occupied much of Jane’s time; and it was not only reading to herself but reading aloud as a family entertainment. Jane Austen could sing, dance, and play the piano. She also had some knowledge of French and Italian.
Early Writings
Jane Austen began to write stories early. Some of her early works survive in three note-books entitled Volume the First, Volume the Second and Volume the Third, containing short novels, plays, etc., all written before she was sixteen. By 1796, she had written a novel called Elinor and Marianne, in the form of a series of letters modelled on Richardson. This was afterwards re-cast and re-written in 1797, and became Sense and Sensibility. Pride and Prejudice, which shows her at the height of her powers, was written in 1796-97. In 1798, she wrote Northanger Abbey, which was bought by a publisher in 1803, but not published by him.