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| (16 Dec) Jane Austen born at Steventon in Hants, seventh child of the Rev. George Austen (1731-1805) and Cassandra Leigh (1739-1827)
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| 1784/5
| J. A. and her sister, Cassandra, leave the Abbey School, Reading
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| Elinor and Marianne written. Lady Susan written
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| (Oct) First Impressions begun (finished Aug 1797)
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| (Nov) Sense and Sensibility begun. First Impressions unsuccessfully offered to Cadell
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| 1798/9
| Northanger Abbey (Susan) written. Sold to Crosby & Go. in 1803
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| Austens settle in Bath
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| Rev. George Austen dies. The Watsons and Lady Susan (R. W. Chapman's dating) written about this time
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| Austens leave Bath for Clifton with 'happy feelings of escape', and visit Adlestrop and Stoneleigh
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| (Mar) Austens settle in at Castle Square, Southampton
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| Austens move to Chawton, Hampshire (owned by Jane's brother Edward)
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| Mansfield Park begun (Feb). Sense and Sensibility published 36 (Nov.)
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| (Nov) Pride and Prejudice sold to Egerton
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| (Jan) Pride and Prejudice published (Nov.) second editions of this and Sense and Sensibility
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| (21 Jan) Emma begun (finished 29 Mar 1815) (May) Mansfield Park published by Egerton
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| Persuasion begun (finished August 1816) (Dec) Emma published by John Murray.
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| Mansfield Park, second edition.
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| (Jan-Mar) Sanditon begun (28 July) Jane Austen dies at Winchester; buried in Winchester Cathedral (Dec) Northanger Abbey; and Persuasion published by Murray
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For a detailed chronology, see R. W. Chapman, Jane Austen: Facts and Problems (1948), pp. 175-183
