Jane Austen
1775 – 1817 English novelist
The novelist whose sharp comedies of manners reshaped English fiction.
- Religion
- A sincere Anglican, the daughter and sister of clergymen, whose faith was quiet and undogmatic.
- Affiliations
- None.
Austen wrote novels like Pride and Prejudice and Emma that combined wit, irony, and keen social observation. She brought psychological realism and free indirect style to the English novel. Once modestly received, she is now among the most beloved writers in the language.