25 Jane Austen Facts

• Jane's Favourite Colour was orange.
• Jane's pet Pig was named Lady Ambrosia
• 'Pride and Prejudice' was translated into 35 different languages
• Jane died befroe completing her last book
• William Cowper was one of Jane's Favourite Poets
• Virginia Woolf called Jane "The most perfect artist among women"
• Finally in the 1940's Jane was recognised a great english novelist.
• In 1805 Jane, her sister and her mother moved to Chawton.
• Jane described 'Pride and Prejudice' as "her own darling child.
• Jane's dad - George - died in 1805
• Jane was christened on the 5th April 1776
• Jane gained her knowledge at sea
• Jane's artistic apprenticeship lasted from her teens to the age 35
• Jane's mum died in 1827
• In 1783 Jane and her sister were educated by their Aunt
• Jane began to write as a teenager
• Emma was dedicated to the Prince Regent who was a great admirer of her work
• Jane had difficulty publishing her first book
• Jane never got married nor had any children
• At age 21 Jane had a crush on a boy called Thomas Lesroy
• Jane completed six Novels
• Jane grew up in a close-knitt family
• 'Persuassion and 'Northanger Abbey were released after Jane's death
• Jane's only neice was called Fanny
• 'Pride and Prejudice' was her bestseller