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A Brief History of English Literature She understood the smallness of life to perfection. She was a great artist, equal in her small sphere to Shakespeare... ——Alfred TennysonJane Austen (1775-1817) She spent most of her time at home, but she was educated primarily by her father and older brothers as well as through her own reading. She started to write for family amusement as a child. Jane Austen’s Lifewriting at an early age six novels educate at homeread a lotuneventfulnever married died in 1817, 42 years oldHarris Bigg-Wither--a childhood friendHarris Bigg-Wither, the brother of her childhood friends proposed marriage after his graduation from Oxford and Austen accepted. Harris was not attractive—he was a large, plain-looking man who spoke little, stuttered when he did speak, was aggressive in conversation. However the marriage offered many practical advantages to Austen and her family. He was the heir to extensive family estates located in the area where the sisters had grown up. With these resources, Austen could provide her parents a comfortable old age.By the next morning, Austen realised she had made a mistake and withdrew her acceptance.About Her Works Jane Austen began writing around the age of twelve. Her works were later published anonymously due to the prejudice again women writers then. Characteristics of her Works 1. Jane Austen is one of the realistic novelists. She drew vivid and realistic pictures of everyday life of the country society in her novels.Characteristics of her Works2. Jane Austen’s main concern is about human beings in their personal relations, human beings with their families and neighbors. Characteristics of her Works Stories of love and marriage provide the framework for all her novels and in them women are always taken as the major characters. Characteristics of her Works3. Jane Austen’s work has a very narrow literary field. 4. Jane Austen is a writer who regards novel writing as a sophisticated art. Other F