Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English novelist who wrote six major novels that interpreted and commented on the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Her works critiqued the sentimental novels of the time and helped transition to 19th century literary realism. She is known for her biting irony, humor, and social commentary in works like Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, and Emma, which depicted English middle-class life and defined the novel of manners for her era.

1. JANE AUSTEN (NOVELIST)
INTRODUCTION
 JANE AUSTEN ( 16 DECEMBER 1775 – 18 JULY 1817) WAS AN ENGLISH NOVELIST
KNOWN PRIMARILY FOR HER SIX MAJOR NOVELS, WHICH INTERPRET,
AND COMMENT UPON THE BRITISH LANDED GENTRY AT THE END OF THE
CENTURY.
 AUSTEN'S PLOTS OFTEN EXPLORE THE DEPENDENCE OF WOMEN ON
IN THE PURSUIT OF FAVOURABLE SOCIAL STANDING AND ECONOMIC
 HER WORKS CRITIQUE THE NOVELS OF SENSIBILITY OF THE SECOND HALF OF
THE 18TH CENTURY AND ARE PART OF THE TRANSITION TO 19TH-CENTURY
LITERARY REALISM.
 HER USE OF BITING IRONY, ALONG WITH HER REALISM, HUMOUR, AND
COMMENTARY, HAVE LONG EARNED HER ACCLAIM AMONG CRITICS,
AND POPULAR AUDIENCES ALIKE.

2.  Jane Austen's (1775–1817) distinctive literary style relies on a combination
of parody, burlesque, irony, free indirect speech and a degree of realism.
She uses parody and burlesque for comic effect and to critique the
portrayal of women in 18th-century sentimental and gothic novels.
 Austen extends her critique by highlighting social hypocrisy through
irony; she often creates an ironic tone through free indirect speech in
which the thoughts and words of the characters mix with the voice of the
narrator.
 The degree to which critics believe Austen's characters have psychological
depth informs their views regarding her realism.
 While some scholars argue that Austen falls into a tradition of realism
because of her finely executed portrayal of individual characters and her
emphasis on "the everyday", others contend that her characters lack a
depth of feeling compared with earlier works, and that this, combined
with Austen's polemical tone, places her outside the realist tradition.

3.  Austen's novels have variously been described as politically conservative and progressive.
 For example, one strand of criticism claims that her heroines support the existing social
structure through their dedication to duty and sacrifice of their personal desires.
 Another argues that Austen is sceptical of the paternalistic ruling "other", evidenced by her
ironic tone.
 Within her exploration of the political issues surrounding the gentry, Austen addresses
issues relating to money and property, particularly the arbitrary quality of property
inheritance and the precarious economic position of women.
 Throughout her work there is a tension between the claims of society and the claims of the
individual.
 Austen is often considered one of the originators of the modern, interiorized novel
character.
Writing Style

4.  Jane Austen, (born December 16, 1775, Steventon,
Hampshire, England—died July 18, 1817, Winchester,
Hampshire), English writer who first gave the novel its
distinctly modern character through her treatment of
ordinary people in everyday life.
 She published four novels during her lifetime:
 Sense and Sensibility (1811),
 Pride and Prejudice (1813),
 Mansfield Park (1814)
Austen’s Works

5.  Emma (1815).
 Persuasion
 Northanger Abbey
 In these and in Persuasion and Northanger Abbey
(published together posthumously, 1817), she vividly
depicted English middle-class life during the early
19th century.
 Her novels defined the era’s novel of manners, but
they also became timeless classics that remained
critical and popular successes for over two centuries
after her death.

6. CONCLUSION
 Jane austen is often considered one of the originators
of the modern interiorized novel character.
 Thus, we can say that Austen was a important novelist
in English Literature.
 Her contribution in English Literature is noteworthy.