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Jane Austen was an English novelist whose six major novels offer keen, witty portraits of the English gentry and the limited social and economic options available to women. In works such as Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion she blended sharp social commentary, irony and pioneering use of free indirect discourse to create vivid character studies and a new realism in fiction. Published anonymously in her lifetime, her subtle moral humor and insight into manners have since secured her a central place in the development of the modern novel, with continuous readership, scholarly attention, and countless adaptations that attest to her enduring influence.
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