Photos of Austen, Jane
Jane Austen (December 16, 1775 July 18, 1817) was a prominent English novelist whose work is considered part of the Western canon. 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.
Rather stiff 1873 version
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The 1870 engraving from the Memoir
A relatively good reengraving of the Memoir portrait
1816 — Emma not important enough to review
Jane Austen's house
Jane Austen's family coat of arms
Rather stiff 1873 version
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The 1870 engraving from the Memoir
A relatively good reengraving of the Memoir portrait
1816 — Emma not important enough to review
Jane Austen's house
Jane Austen's family coat of arms
