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Jane Austen’s liv 1775-1817
Hun blev født i 1775 i den lille by Steventon i Hampshire. Her var hendes far præst. Hendes praktiske og fornuftige mor skulle holde styr på en større børneflok, seks drenge og to piger. Bortset fra søn nr.2, George, der var mentalt handicappet, var det en velfungerende, begavet familie.

Den ældste bror James skrev essays og digte. Søsteren Cassandra tegnede og malede. Broderen Edward blev adopteret af en velhavende familie og arvede to store herregårde. De to yngste brødre Francis (Frank) og Charles blev begge admiraler og gjorde tjeneste i den engelske flåde - ikke alene under Napoleonskrigene - men til de var højt oppe i årene. Jane Austen var en god søster, glad for sine brødre og tante for deres mange børn, men hendes hjerte tilhørte søsteren Cassandra. De forblev begge ugifte, hele deres liv delte de værelse, og de skrev til hinanden, når de var adskilt.

Sådan var Jane Austens familiemæssige baggrund: født ind i den engelske middelstand, opvokset i trygge rammer, kun afbrudt af en uheldig skolegang og af familiens bratte opbrud, da faderen George Austen besluttede at flytte til Bath. I 1802 fik hun et ægteskabstilbud, som hun først accepterede og dernæst afslog. Det var en tung beslutning, for selv om hun tjente penge på sine bøger, forblev hun resten af livet økonomisk afhængig af sine brødre, især af den velhavende Edward.

Hun ville uden tvivl gerne have været en “selvstændig” kvinde. Hun nød at tjene sine egne penge. Og overalt i hendes romaner spiller formue og ejendom en stor rolle. Først i 1809, da hun med sin mor, sin søster og en veninde kom tilbage til Hampshire og til en “cottage” i den lille by Chawton, fik hun igen lyst til at skrive. Og nu gik det stærkt. I årene 1811-1818 (de to sidste romaner blev udgivet posthumt) udkom de kendte romaner.

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The life of Jane Austen 1775-1817

She was born in 1775 in the small town Steventon, Hampshire. Her father was a Priest here. Her practical and sensible mother had to take care of a larger crowd of children, six boys and two girls. Except son number two, George, who was mentally handicapped, it was an efficient, intelligent family.

The oldest brother James wrote essays and poems. The sister Cassandra sketched and painted. The brother Edward got adopted by a wealthy family and inherited two big manor-houses. The two youngest brothers Francis (Frank) and Charles both became admirals and served in the English navy – not only under the Napoleonic wars – but till they were getting on in years. Jane Austen was a good sister, happy for her brothers and aunt for their many children, but her heart belonged to the sister Cassandra. They both remained unmarried, all their life’s they shared room, and they wrote to each other, when they were separated.

That’s how Jane Austen’s familiar background was: born in to the English middle class, brought up in safe settings, only interrupted by a unlucky/unsuccessful schooling/school attendance and by the family’s sudden departure, when George Austen decided to move to Bath. In 1802 she got an offer of marriage, which she first accepted and next refused. It was a hard decision, because even though she earned money on her books, she remained economical dependent of her brothers the rest of her life, especially by the wealthy Edward.

She would without a doubt with pleasure have been an independent woman. She enjoyed earning her own money. And everywhere in her novels fortune and property plays a big role. First in 1809, when she with her mom, her sister and a friend came back to Hampshire and to a cottage in the small town Chawton, she once again got passion to write. And now it went fast. In the years 1811-1818 (the two last novels got published posthumous) the known novels got released.