Step into the world of Georgian England and learn more about the
genteel life of this beloved author.
Although Jane Austen's works were first published anonymously and
brought her little personal recognition, today they are rarely out of
print and have inspired movies, television shows and mini-series,
literary anthologies, and many other adaptations all around the world.
Her writing--principally her five novels--is a critique of the British
landed gentry at the end of the eighteenth century, and often a comment
on the pursuit of a good match in matters of marriage. Pride and
Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, Emma, and
Northhanger Abbey remain her most famous works. Who Was Jane Austen?
reveals the life of this most private author.