簡.奧斯丁一七七五年生於英格蘭漢普郡斯蒂汶頓教區長傢，是傢中六個兄弟、兩個姐妹中的小妹，排行第七。這是一個生氣勃勃的和睦傢庭，父親是牛津大學的畢業生。奧斯丁從小就在父親鼓勵下大量閱讀各類書籍，並學習寫作，傢中文學氣氛濃厚。簡？奧斯丁六部長篇小說如下：《理智與情感》（1811年），《傲慢與偏見》（1813年），《曼斯菲爾德莊園》（1814年），《愛瑪》（1816年），《勸導》（1818年），《諾桑覺寺》（1818年）。

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