JaneAusten'sfather,GeorgeAusten(1731–1805),andhiswife,Cassandra(1739–1827),weremembersofsubstantialgentryfamilies.[13]Georgewasdescendedfromafamilyofwoollenmanufacturerswhichhadrisenthroug...

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Shewadbornin1775,theseventhofeightchildren.HerfatherwasthereverendGeorgeAusten.Theywerenotwelloff,andlivedinavillage.Bythetimewhenshewas12,Janewaswritingstories...