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Jane Austen's Life in Weeks

One of the most widely read and beloved writers in English literature. Her novels of manners, wit, and social commentary explore the lives and romantic entanglements of the English gentry.

1775–1817 English Novelist 2,169 weeks (41 years)

Jane Austen's 2,169 Weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

2,169
Total Weeks
15,183
Days Lived
5
Key Milestones
41
Years

Key Milestones

Age 20 · Week ~1,040

Wrote the first draft of Pride and Prejudice (then titled First Impressions)

Age 21 · Week ~1,092

Completed early versions of Sense and Sensibility and Northanger Abbey

Age 36 · Week ~1,872

Published Sense and Sensibility, her first novel

Age 38 · Week ~1,976

Published Pride and Prejudice to immediate success

Age 40 · Week ~2,080

Published Emma, dedicated to the Prince Regent

Legacy

Wrote six major novels including Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Emma. Her sharp social observation and ironic prose style have made her works enduringly popular for over 200 years.

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