Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. In 1783, according to family tradition, Jane and Cassandra were sent to Oxford to be educated by Mrs. Ann Cawley and they moved with her to Southampton later in the year.

Austen acquired the remainder of her education by reading books, guided by her father and her brothers James and Henry. From when she was seven until she was thirteen, the family and close friends staged a series of plays, including Richard Sheridan's The Rivals (1775) and David Garrick's Bon Ton. While the details are unknown, Austen would certainly have joined in these activities, as a spectator at first and as a participant when she was older.

Pride and Prejudice…! At the beginning of the 19° century, the Bennets live in a small country village in Hertfordshire and have five daughters. Mrs Bennet has just one purpose in her life: to find husbands for her daughters, because if they don’t marry, according to the law, their estate will pass to a male relative. The heroine is the second of the daughters, Elizabeth, a girl with a strong personality. Her eldest sister is the gentle Jane, the others are Mary, Kitty and Lydia. Their calm life shaken by the arrival of two rich gentlmen, Mr Bingley and Mr Darcy. Bingley falls in love with Jane, and Darcy is attracted to Elizabeth, even if he believes he is socially superior to her. This makes Elizabeth angry. Eventually, they overcome their pride and their prejudices, and the novel ends with the happy marriage of two couples.

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