Jane Austen
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Jane Austen

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Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775 at Steventon near Basingstoke, the seventh child of the rector of the parish. She lived with her family at Steventon until they moved to Bath when her father retired in 1801. After his death in 1805, she moved around with her mother; in 1809, they settled in Chawton, near Alton, Hampshire. Here she remained, except for a few visits to London, until in May 1817 she moved to Winchester to be near her doctor. There she died on July 18, 1817. As a girl Jane Austen wrote stories, including burlesques of popular romances. Her works were only published after much revision, four novels being published in her lifetime. These are Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma(1816). Two other novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, were published posthumously in 1818 with a biographical notice by her brother, Henry Austen, the first formal announcement of her authorship. Persuasion was written in a race against failing health in 1815-16. She also left two earlier compositions, a short epistolary novel, Lady Susan, and an unfinished novel, The Watsons. At the time of her death, she was working on a new novel, Sanditon, a fragmentary draft of which survives.
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If I could not be persuaded into doing what I thought wrong, I will never be tricked into it.


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Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen's satirical take on Gothic novels, follows the coming-of-age story of Catherine Morland as she navigates high society in Bath and indulges her overactive imagination at the titular abbey. A notable 2007 TV adaptation starring Felicity Jones brought Austen's witty tale to modern audiences.

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In this list, go through each of Jane Austen's novels in turn, noting which adaptations might be considered the best. (The best is, of course, a broad and subjective term—only you can decide which adaptation ranks number one in your heart!) But to help you find your favorite, this list details the adaptation most faithful to the original text, the most critically acclaimed adaptation, and honorable mentions for unique or noteworthy adaptations.

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