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Jane Austen lived her entire life as part of a large and close family. They also support Austen's work in television and film.Īusten signed her first book in print as "By a Lady". In the early twenty-first century, Austen fans support an industry of printed sequels and prequels. They praised Austen, her time, and her works. In the late twentieth century, fans made Jane Austen societies and clubs. As they grew, criticism of Austen split into remarkable high culture and popular culture trends. The university English departments began developing in the first half of the twentieth century.

For example, they studied her works artistically, ideologically, and historically. In the second half of the twentieth century, people began studying Austen more and more, and in different ways. But it was not until the 1940s that Austen was widely accepted as a "great English novelist". However, they all claimed to be true Janeites, or people who really appreciated Austen.Įarly in the twentieth century, scholars made a collection of her works (the first for any British novelist). Some praised her and some defended her from the " teeming masses".

By the twentieth century, lots of groups had formed. After this, her works were published again in popular editions. This showed her to a wider public as "dear, quiet aunt Jane". In 1870, her nephew published Memoir of Jane Austen. They thought that liking her works was a sign that they were clever. By the mid-nineteenth century, her works were respected by people who were learned in literature. However, they received only a few good reviews. At the time they were published, Austen's works were thought fashionable by members of high society. Only among people in the aristocracy, her writing was an open secret. Like a great number of women writers at that time, she chose to publish her books secretly. ĭuring her lifetime, Austen's books did not make her very famous. Jane Austen, the writer of such works as Pride and Prejudice (1813) and Emma (1815), has become one of the most famous novelists in the English language. Her books are both the subject of great study and the center of various fan culture. The reception history of Jane Austen shows how Austen's works, at first having modest fame, became wildly popular. This was drawn by her sister Cassandra (c. 1804)