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  2. Causes of Jane Austen's death - Wikipedia

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    Watercolor portrait of Jane Austen (1775–1817) painted around 1810, by her sister Cassandra Austen. National Portrait Gallery, London.. The causes of Jane Austen's death, which occurred on July 18, 1817 at the age of 41, following an undetermined illness that lasted about a year, have been discussed retrospectively by doctors whose conclusions have subsequently been taken up and analyzed by ...

  3. Jane Austen - Wikipedia

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    Jane Austen (/ ˈ ɒ s t ɪ n, ˈ ɔː s t ɪ n / OST-in, AW-stin; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) 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 ...

  4. Cassandra Austen - Wikipedia

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    Jane died in 1817 and Cassandra is reported to have destroyed two thirds of Jane's letters in 1843, a couple of years before her own death. She passed the remainder on to relations as mementos. [1] Austen continued living at Chawton, at first with her mother and a family friend, Martha Lloyd. Her mother died in 1827 and Martha left to marry ...

  5. Timeline of Jane Austen - Wikipedia

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    The Rev. George Austen and Cassandra Leigh, Jane Austen's parents, lived in Steventon, Hampshire, where Rev. Austen was the rector of the Anglican parish from 1765 until 1801. [2] Jane Austen's immediate family was large and close-knit. She had six brothers—James, George, Charles, Francis, Henry, and Edward—and a beloved older sister ...

  6. Sanditon - Wikipedia

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    Sanditon is an 1817 unfinished novel by the English writer Jane Austen.In January 1817, Austen began work on a new novel she called The Brothers, later titled Sanditon, and completed twelve chapters before stopping work in mid-March 1817, probably because of illness. [1]

  7. Which Classic Literary Heroine Are You Based on Your ... - AOL

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    Gemini: Emma Woodhouse (Emma by Jane Austen, 1816)While preparing to write this timeless classic, Jane Austen famously wrote, "I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like."

  8. Us Weekly’s 2025 TV Wishlist for ‘Summer I Turned Pretty ...

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    The new TV season is just around the corner — and in honor of the holiday season, Us Weekly prepared a wishlist for our favorite shows including The Summer I Turned Pretty, The Rookie ...

  9. Helen Mirren Says ‘It’s So Sad Kurt Cobain Died When He Did ...

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    Helen Mirren has a relatively unique perspective on how she thinks Kurt Cobain would navigate the world if he hadn’t died in the 1990s. During an interview with Evening Standard’s Brave New ...