Jane Austen was an English writer, representative of a domestic novel. She first gave the novel it´sits distinctly modern character through her treatment of ordinary people in everyday life. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Jane Austen was born in the Hampshire village of Steventon, England on December 16, 1775. Her father was Reverend George Austen and her mother was Cassandra Leigh Austen. She had six brothers and one sister. Jane was the youngest daughter of a large family. She was especially close to her older sister Cassandra. She began studying in 1783, first in Oxford and later in Southampton. In 1801 she moved with her family to the city of Bath. Her father died in 1850. Jane, her sister Cassandra and their mother lived with their brother Frank and his family until 1809 when they moved to Chawton. At that time, she was already known as a writer, buthowever, her works were published anonymously. It is not known exactly how Jane Austen died, butthough she suffered from poor health and her health condition had deteriorated. She went to Winchester for treatment but the disease progressed so quickly that she died within two months. She is buried in the local cathedral. After she died, her brother Henry publicly acknowledged her authorship. The oldest sketches of future famous novels were created during the 1990s. In 1830, she sold her novel Northanger Abbey, formerly called Susan. However, the publisher decided not to publish it. In 1810, the publisher agreed to publish a revised novel Sense and Sensibility, but at the author's expense. The book was published anonymously in 1811. The novel was a modest success and, over the following year she reworked First Impressions, published in January 1813. In 1812, she began work on Mansfield Park, published in May 1814 and, within six months. was sold out.