Jane Austen

English novelist (1775–1817) best known for novels of manners and social satire set among the British landed gentry.

Born 16 December 1775, died 18 July 1817. Major novels include Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1815). Northanger Abbey and Persuasion were published posthumously in 1818.

Two DeBaser reviews give mixed assessments: Northanger Abbey is read as a light Gothic parody and a modest work; Pride and Prejudice is criticized here for sentimentality and lack of psychological depth. Both reviews rate the works 3/5.

For:Readers of classic British literature; students of 19th-century novels; fans of novels of manners and social satire.