Jane Austen

Jane Austen (December 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817) was a prominent English novelist whose work is considered part of the Western canon. Despite living the sheltered life of a spinster, her insights into women's lives and her mastery of form and irony made her arguably the most noted and influential novelist of her era.

References

• {{book reference|Author=Cecil, David|Year=1978|Title=A portrait of Jane Austen|Publisher=|ID=}}
• {{book reference|Author=Tomalin, Claire|Title=Jane Austen: A Life|Publisher=New York: Alfred A. Knopf|Year=1997|ID=}}
• {{book reference|Author=Cousins, John W.|Title=A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature|Publisher=J M Dent|Year=1910|ID=}}