1. By: Bryan Sanderson & Alejandro Trujillo
Jane Austen
By: Bryan Sanderson & Alejandro Trujillo

2. Overview 1775-1817 Key works: Much of our knowledge comes from letters
Pride and Prejudice
Sense and Sensibility
Much of our knowledge comes from letters
-died young
-other two: Emma and Northanger Abbey
-gaps in letters when Cassandra and her were together

3. Family Father: George Austen, church rector Mother: Cassandra Austen
6 brothers and 1 sister
-600 pound income for father

4. Siblings
James: oldest brother, studied at Oxford, succeeded father at parish
Edward: adopted by family cousins, sent on ‘Grand Tour’ of Europe
Cassandra: became her closest sister, traveled with her and their mother
-explain grand tour
-george – was sent away, he had mental issues and was deaf/mute

5. Tutoring at Oxford
Father sent Jane and Cassandra to study with a family relative
While with Mrs. Cawley, she develops typhus after a sudden move
Resulted in the death of another girl’s mother
Went along with cousin Jane Cooper
Ann cawley
While they had no lasting consequences, Cooper’s mother – who had come with Jane’s mother to retrieve them after the disease – also caught the illness and, unfortunately, died shortly after.

6. Further Education
Father then sends Cassandra and Jane to the prestigious Abbey House School
English, French, Italian, history, and even needlework
– the last of Austen’s formal education
Began experimenting with many different literary techniques – Juvenlia
Was known to be socially awkward during her initial time but…
Despite her shy nature, Austen was exposed to popular culture including the portrayal of the “modern woman” and courtship narratives in the cheap and readily available magazines of the time; she would utilize the themes found in these works in her later novels.
She compiled 27 of these as her favorite pieces in three copy-books titled Volumes I-III, still not the narrative style of the novel

7. Austen’s Love Life Jane had four known suitors
The most serious of which came to an unfortunate end
Jane even went so far as to accept a proposal from the fourth suitor, but changed her mind the next morning

8. Early Novel Writing Began work on First Impressions in 1797
Could not get it published
Around the same time also began work on Elinor and Marianne
Father tried getting first impressions published but publishers refused to read it
Despite that, it became a family favorite
- (Pride and Prejudice)
- (Sense and Sensibility)

9. Late 18th Early 19th Century Troubles
1800 to 1808 considered Jane’s least productive period
Due to family tragedies and a move to Bath

10. Death of Austen’s Father
Jane’s tragedies culminated in her father’s death in 1805
Edward eventually found them a home in Chawton
Mention how mother, cassandra, and austen were left without a steady income
- they moved around for some time

11. Time at Chawton Jane was most productive in her time at Chawton
In 1811 finally managed to get her first novel published
-played piano and made breakfast
-went for walks with cassandra
-published anonymously

12. Conclusion
After a year long fight with an unidentified illness Jane passed away on July 18, 1817
Jane’s novels were somewhat popular during her lifetime, but real fame was achieved posthumously
- Began one final novel while she was sick: Sendition.
- addison’s disease; age 41
- Mention how most of the novels have been adapted for film and tv…

13. When once we are buried you think we are dead
But behold me immortal …
-Jane Austen