Statue of Jane Austen, Basingstoke.

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Jane Austen

Posts about the much-loved novelist from Chawton in Hampshire, and extracts from her novels.

There are twenty-one posts in The Copy Book tagged Jane Austen. To see all our posts, go to the Archive.

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1

An Unlikely Heroine

When she was ten, Catherine Morland showed none of the qualities needed to impress the ladies who read romantic fiction.

2

The Selfishness of Mr Willoughby

Now that Mr Willoughby has been found, and found to be married, Elinor Dashwood has the disagreeable task of making sure that her sister feels it is all for the best.

3

‘I Shall Keep This for Aunt Jane’

James Edward Austen-Leigh tells us what it was that made his aunt, the celebrated novelist Jane Austen, so remarkable.

4

A Universal Truth

From the very first lines, Jane Austen’s classic novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’ pokes affectionate fun at Georgian England.

5

All Things ‘Nice’

Henry Tilney teases a bewildered Catherine Morland for her lazy vocabulary.

6

A World of Differences

Emma tries to reconcile her father to the unaccountable tastes of his nearest and dearest.