The work of Jane Austen is known to everyone who loves the classics. She created novels of morals. The English writer and satirist to this day remains one of the most famous figures of English literature.
Much of the life of the famous writer remains a hidden veil of secrecy. In 2017, two centuries have passed since the day Jane Austen passed away. She was born in 1775, December 16. Until the time of her early death, the writer managed to create six novels.
Jane was the ideal of working ability
She knew how to evaluate society from the outside, and her amazing wit provided Austin with a worthy place in world history. Even the fans do not have all the information and the writer. And a lot of interesting facts are connected with the biography of the famous English activist. The writer became the forerunner of realism in British literature.
Jane Austen is an outstanding example of disability. By twenty-three years, the writer finished in draft three of her famous grand opuses.
She wrote preliminary versions of Pride and Prejudice, Feelings and Sensitivity, and Northenger Abbey before the end of the eighteenth century. The book "Feeling and Sensitivity" appeared in print first. The novel is published anonymously.
The publication of the essay cost Jane a very substantial sum, which the unknown author had paid herself. However, the money returned to her. All copies of the novel were sold in the first months. According to the results, an additional circulation was issued. In 1813, a new essay was published entitled Pride and Prejudice. Initially, the title sounded like "First Impression." The seal was again without indicating the name of the author.
The success of the book was so grand that even the wife of the notorious Lord Byron noted that reading the composition is very popular. The publication was held in several editions. In 1814, the next novel, Masnfield Park, was released. The name of the author was not indicated on the cover, as before. The work repeated the success of its predecessors. The sale brought the writer more income than previous works.
Then the world saw the new book "Emma". About her, Jane said that the main character would not be liked by anyone except the creator herself. However, the novelty captivated the readers. Jane’s most powerful novel is called Reason of Reason. They published the essay after the death of the author, as did the Northanger Abbey.
Austin has completed not only six books. She became the author of the epistolary novel "Lady Susan." Also, after the famous writer, two unfinished draft works remained. One began by her in 1805. The author did not begin to add it. The idea was called "Watson".
The second draft was called the Brothers. The creation of history began six months before the death of the author. In the work of the writer, vision problems greatly interfered. Unfinished work came out under the name Sanditon in 1925.
All works are autobiographical
Austin was also a poet and satirist, corresponded with his sister Cassandra. Many of her letters were destroyed after Jane passed away. All the works of the writer are distinguished by autobiography. Many people and locales resemble those in Jane’s real life. And Austin herself was part of the country's high society. That is why subtle national humor is traced in all her works.
The author beautifully illustrated social life. After the death of his father, the family of the future literary figure, including his mother and sister, faced a difficult financial situation. Her writer described in the history of women of the Dashwood family in "Feeling and Sensitivity." Austin spent a lot of time in Bath. This place has become a major one in several books.
Even the names of friends and relatives were used in her novels. So, relatives of the mother-side wasps, Willoughby and Wenworth, represented the most influential Yorkshire families. It was known that the writer’s mother married the priest George Austin, deciding on a misalliance.
The Jane brothers, naval officers, often wrote letters home. In her novels, Austin used their narratives. Despite the almost always happy ending in her writings, the writer herself never married.
She was engaged to Harris Biggueater, her friend’s brother. However, the engagement lasted only one day in December 1802. The reasons for pushing the twenty-seven-year-old Jane to consent remained unknown.
It is completely incomprehensible why the girl took her words back the next day. It is only known that neither then, nor later, there were no happy relations in the life of the writer.
Social life was extremely saturated
Austin was not at all a sad old maid, creating works in tears due to the absence of a loving spouse. The writer spent her time very actively. The circle of her acquaintances was very wide. After twenty years, Jane often attended various events in London.
In the capital, her brother Henry bought a house. Austin stopped there. She visited galleries, at parties, talked with the most famous people of her time.
Another brother of the writer Edward lived with wealthy relatives. He then inherited their condition. And his sister often visited.
A girl stayed with them for months, leading a very eventful existence. Such a pastime provided the writer with magnificent opportunities for describing her modern society in her books.
The writer's works are not just women's entertainments
All things Austin can not be called exclusively ladies' entertainment. This statement is sometimes voiced by critics. In fact, everything is much more interesting. Prominent historical figures spoke enthusiastically about her work.
So, Chesterton believed that the author is much stronger and witty than the famous Charlotte Bronte, surpassed George Eliot. He claimed that Jane was much better than the rest was able to describe male experiences.
By Lord Tennyson, the writer's talent is equated with the talent of Shakespeare. He explained his opinion with the extreme brightness of the images of the writer. The legendary Rudyard Kipling was one of the loyal fans of the author. He even dedicated one of the stories to Austin.
The center of all Jane's works is marriage and romance. However, it is impossible to ignore the fact that all the books are distinguished by a bright, witty, funny look at British contemporary society.
The cause of the death of Austin remains unsolved
The writer died at forty-one. There have been rumors about this and many remain. There are several versions. For some reason, death has become a dangerous incurable disease. In March 2017, a new conclusion appeared.
According to him, the author was poisoned. Confirmation of the action of arsenic, according to the author of the theory, has been the recent development of a cataract writer. For the first time this point of view was voiced in 2011, its veracity is quite likely.
But it makes no sense to prove the presence of any sinister events in the author's life. In her time, arsenic was widely used both in cosmetics and in medicines. Water problems were added to them.
Other versions explain Jane’s death, one of the hypotheses refers to the development of diabetes, which the author allegedly suffered from. Many historians have proposed a version of the progression of various incurable diseases.
Novels are often filmed
Austin's books are being actively filmed. All works are just perfect for transferring to a large screen.
There is nothing surprising in the fact that films on them were shot more than once. The film “Pride and Prejudice” became the most famous.
The last film adaptation was the tape of 2005. She turned out to be superb box office. There are very exotic options, for example, the Bollywood painting "The Bride and Prejudice".
Creativity Jane Austen did not leave indifferent the creators of the story of Bridget Jones. In the picture about her appeared a character named Mr. Mark Darcy.
