Jane Austen's Milestones

Jane Austen was an English novelist whose classic works like Pride and Prejudice and Emma explored themes of love, class, and social norms, influencing literature and popular culture for centuries.
1775

Birth

Jane Austen was born in Steventon, Hampshire, England, to George and Cassandra Austen.

Family December 16, 1775
1783

Early education

Educated at home and briefly at boarding schools in Oxford, Southampton, and Reading.

Education January 1, 1783 - January 1, 1786
1787

Juvenilia and early writings

Wrote numerous short stories, plays, and sketches known as her Juvenilia.

Achievement January 1, 1787 - December 31, 1793

Close relationship with sister

Maintained a lifelong close relationship with her sister Cassandra.

Family January 1, 1787 - July 18, 1817
1795

First completed novel

Completed her first full-length novel, 'Lady Susan.'

Achievement January 1, 1795

Wrote 'Elinor and Marianne'

Wrote the first draft of what would become 'Sense and Sensibility.'

Achievement January 1, 1795
1796

Wrote 'First Impressions'

Wrote 'First Impressions,' the early version of 'Pride and Prejudice.'

Achievement October 1, 1796
1801

Move to Bath

Moved with her family to Bath after her father's retirement.

Location May 5, 1801 - July 1, 1806
1805

Father's death

Her father, George Austen, died in Bath, leaving the family in reduced circumstances.

Family January 21, 1805
1809

Move to Chawton

Moved to Chawton Cottage in Hampshire, where she wrote or revised her major novels.

Location July 7, 1809
1811

Published 'Sense and Sensibility'

Published 'Sense and Sensibility,' her first published novel.

Achievement October 30, 1811
1813

Published 'Pride and Prejudice'

Published 'Pride and Prejudice,' her most famous work.

Achievement January 28, 1813
1814

Published 'Mansfield Park'

Published 'Mansfield Park.'

Achievement May 9, 1814
1815

Published 'Emma'

Published 'Emma.'

Achievement December 23, 1815
1816

Health decline

Suffered from declining health, likely Addison's disease or lymphoma.

Other January 1, 1816 - July 18, 1817
1817

Death

Jane Austen died in Winchester, England, at age 41.

Other July 18, 1817

Published 'Persuasion' and 'Northanger Abbey'

'Persuasion' and 'Northanger Abbey' published posthumously.

Achievement December 1, 1817