HAPPY BIRTHDAY,JANE AUSTEN !
Today,The British Novelist Of Romantic Tales, Jane Austen, Would Have Been 237 !
She Was Born On This Day, Dec. 16, 1775 at Steventon,Hampshire,UK.
Jane Austen Had Lived For Only 41yrs and Authored 6 complete Novels n Two Half Finished.
She Remained Largely Anonymous During Her Lifetime As She Used To Pen Novels Without Disclosing Her Name As The Author Of Those Works And Had Preferred To Sign Them As 'BY A LADY' !
Only Four Novels Published During Her Lifetime : - 1. SENSE & SENSIBILITY 2. PRIDE & PREJUDICE 3. MANSFIELD PARK n 4. EMMA.
Two Of Her Novels Got Published Posthumously : - 1. PERSUASION n2. NORTHANGER ABBEY.
Apart From These Six Novels, Three Large Notebooks That Jane Had Been Updating During Her Adolescence And Early Youth , Are Quite A Good Source Of Information Regarding Jane Austen.
She Had Penned Countless Letters Addressed Mainly To Her Elder Sister,CASSANDRA, With Whom She Shared The Closest Bonding And To Her Brothers n Family Friends, Throw Good Lights On The Life n Works Of Jane Austen.
Jane Austen Was An Social n Cultural Enthusiast n Had Had A Great Fondness For Social Gatherings , Ball Dancing n Conversing About The Contemporary Events et.al ! We Find In Her Works A Rather Great Space Devoted To The Social Parties, Singing n Dancing!
LOVE,ROMANCE,COURTSHIP,MARRIAGE ARE THE EXCLUSIVE AUSTENITE THEMES THAT SHE KEPT DISCUSSING AND DETAILING . . ..but, ultimately conforming to the age specific stereotypes wherein Marriage Was The Sole Route For Women For Social Mobility !
Irony , Wit n Humor Do Sparkle InHer Works.
JANE AUSTEN PAINTS AN IDYLLIC SETTING WHERE PEOPLE COME AND COURT AND LOVE AND ROMANCE AND MAKE PROPOSALS FOR MARRIAGE. . . . .!
Almost All Of Her Works Have Been Adapted Many Times For Films n TV.-Miniseries !
Despite Limitations, JANE AUSTEN IS WIDELY READ TODAY AROUND THE GLOBE AND IS POPULAR SECOND TO NONE IN UK !
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