Jane Austen was an English novelist born on December 16, 1775, in Steventon, Hampshire, England, and died on July 18, 1817, in Winchester, Hampshire. She is renowned for her six major novels, including "Sense and Sensibility," "Pride and Prejudice," "Mansfield Park," "Emma," "Persuasion," and "Northanger Abbey." Austen's works vividly depict English middle-class life in the early 19th century, focusing on ordinary people and their everyday experiences. She is credited with shaping the modern novel through her treatment of social manners, morality, and the dependence of women on marriage for social standing and economic security. Although she published four novels during her lifetime, her works gained wider acclaim and popularity posthumously, becoming timeless classics that are still celebrated today.
