AUTHOR

Jane Austen

Jane Austen was an English writer. Although Austen was widely read in her lifetime, she published her works anonymously. The most urgent preoccupations of her bright, young heroines are courtship and marriage. Austen herself never married. Her best-known books include *Pride and Prejudice* (1813) and *Emma* (1816). Virginia Woolf called Austen "the most perfect artist among women."

Books by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics)

Average rating: 8.45

1315 ratings

Emma (Puffin in Bloom)

Average rating: 7.43

400 ratings

Persuasion

Average rating: 7.69

334 ratings

Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics)

Average rating: 7.93

262 ratings

Mansfield Park (Wordsworth Classics)

Average rating: 7.12

105 ratings