Jane Austen
Born: 12-15-1775
Jane Austen, an iconic English novelist of the 18th century, is renowned for her keen observation of social manners and her satirical wit. Her works, including "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility," explore themes of love, class, and morality, offering a vivid depiction of Regency-era society. Austen's sophisticated characters and insightful narratives have cemented her legacy as a pioneer of the modern novel.
Book summaries for books written by Jane Austen
Quotes
I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.
You must be the best judge of your own happiness.
I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.
I have faults enough, but they are not, I hope, of understanding. My temper I dare not vouch for.
It is particularly incumbent on those who never change their opinion, to be secure of judging properly at first.
She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me.
If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.
A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.
Every savage can dance.
Laugh as much as you choose, but you will not laugh me out of my opinion.
A woman, especially if she has the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can.
We all love to instruct, though we can teach only what is not worth knowing.