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English novelist (–)

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

Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works are implicit critiques of the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism.^[2][b] Her use of social commentary, realism, wit, and irony have earned her acclaim amongst critics and scholars.

The anonymously published Sense and Sensibility (), Pride and Prejudice (), Mansfield Park (), and Emma () were modest successes, but they brought her little fame in her lifetime. She wrote two other novels—Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in —and be