Født 16. desember 1775 i Steventon i Hampshire i England.
Død 18. juli 1817 i Winchester.
Mest kjent for sine romantiske romaner. En av grunnene til at mange fremdeles leser Austens romaner er hennes framstående og humoristiske personskildringer. Romanenes bipersoner er ofte karikerte, men likevel levende.
Bøker:
- Sense and Sensibility (1811)
- Pride and Prejudice (1813)
- Mansfield Park (1814)
- Emma (1815)
- Northanger Abbey (1818, utgitt etter hennes død)
- Persuasion (1818, utgitt etter hennes død)
Kortfortellinger:
- Lady Susan (1794, 1805)
Ufullstendige verk:
- The Watsons (1804)
- Sanditon (1817)
Andre verk:
- Sir Charles Grandison (adapted play) (1793, 1800)[r]
- Plan of a Novel (1815)
- Poems (1796–1817)
- Prayers (1796–1817)
- Letters (1796–1817)
Juvenilia — Volume the First (1787–1793):
- Frederic & Elfrida
- Jack & Alice
- Edgar & Emma
- Henry and Eliza
- The Adventures of Mr. Harley
- Sir William Mountague
- Memoirs of Mr. Clifford
- The Beautifull Cassandra
- Amelia Webster
- The Visit
- The Mystery
- The Three Sisters
- A beautiful description
- The generous Curate
- Ode to Pity
Juvenilia — Volume the Second (1787–1793)
- Love and Freindship
- Lesley Castle
- The History of England
- A Collection of Letters
- The female philosopher
- The first Act of a Comedy
- A Letter from a Young Lady
- A Tour through Wales
- A Tale
Juvenilia — Volume the Third (1787–1793)
- Evelyn
- Catharine, or the Bower
(Kilde: Wikipedia)