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Birth
Anne Austen was born on December 16, 1775 in Steventon, Hampshire, England, the seventh daughter of the Reverend George Austen, the Anglican parish priest of the town, and his wife Cassandra (née Leigh). Reverend Austen earned a supplement to the family income by tutoring students who resided in the Austen household. -
Persuasion Context
In 1801 the Reverend George Austen retired, and he and his wife, with their two daughters Jane and Cassandra, left Steventon and settled in Bath. The Austens rented 4 Sydney Place from 1801 to 1804, then stayed at 3 Green Park Buildings East, where Mr. Austen died in 1805. While the Austens lived in Bath, they holidayed at summer resorts from the beach, including Lyme Regis in Dorset: this gave Jane the framework for Persuasion. -
Creative reborn
His second creative stage began in 1811, and marked his recovery after twelve years of creative sterility. Mansfield Park (Mansfield Park, 1814), Emma (1816) and Persuasion (Persuasion, published posthumously) are titles that correspond to this moment, and all of them narrate the romantic entanglements of their three heroines, treated with grace and depth. -
Death
Jane Austen died in Winchester on July 18, 1817 at the age of 41. His death was attributed to "typhoid fever" at the time, a bacterial infection. The diseases that are considered as the cause of Austen's death are cancer, lupus, tuberculosis or Addison's disease, the latter being the most plausible hypothesis. It is a rare neural disorder that causes fatigue, weight loss, skin discoloration, depression, and abdominal pain.