WORDS FROM A GREAT MIND

Jane Austen

Novelist

Born: 16 December 1775
Died: 18 July 1817
Lived in: Hampshire, Bath & Southampton, England

Jane Austen was born in Steventon, Hampshire, and lived in Bath and Southampton before settling in Chawton. Her novels, including Pride and Prejudice and Emma, turn everyday conversations into sharp observations about love, money, and social expectations; she died in Winchester at just 41.

A LESSER-KNOWN DETAIL

In December 1802, she accepted a marriage proposal from Harris Bigg-Wither — then changed her mind and withdrew her acceptance the very next day.

Words by Jane Austen

“There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.”

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“One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”

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