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The novel Persuasion, written later in Jane Austen's life, after the loss of her father and the onset of her own illness, is a complex mixture of sadness and joy.

Jane Austen's novel Emma, begun in 1814 and published in 1816, features a unique heroine free of the worries of Jane Austen's other famous females.

Jane Austen and family left their lifelong home in Steventon when her father retired in 1800 and moved to Bath. The five years there held some joys but also many sorrows.

Writer Jane Austen uses her novels to often explore the plight of women (and men without money) in her time, and describe the confinement that society placed on them.

Barbara Pym, like Jane Austen, wrote about her times and surroundings with dry wit and gentle, loving sarcasm.

Love was a serious matter in Jane Austen's day. In Regency England, especially for women, an offer of marriage was not just about feeling - it was necessary to survive.

In The Mysteries of Udolpho, one of Ann Radcliffe's main characters speaks of sense and sensibility whilst dying, a speech that heavily influenced Jane Austen.

Humour is tricky. What makes one laugh offends another. Jane Austen used dry humour that is easily missed, but for those who get it, they are in for a treat.

To Regency-era writer Jane Austen, a good marriage meant having it all - love and money. As this did not happen often in reality, her novels appeased with happy endings.

The works of Jane Austen, whilst slighted by some as mere romantic fairy tales, contain suffering that she made realistic by drawing upon her own life and observations.

Disappointment, an emotion that can shred the heart and spirit, is a common theme in one of Jane Austen's best-known works.

Jane Austen writes villains into her works; sometimes, though, they are hard to spot because they are so genteel with their villainy that they blend into fictional life.

Jane Austen's wit is legendary, her observations raising daily life to high drama almost unequaled amongst any writers. Her talent is unique, and her simple life was art.

Whilst letter writing may be in decline due to technology, some still appreciate the gift of a letter, and missives from Jane Austen are indeed works of art.