Jane Austen

Jane Austen

Jane Austen was born in Steventon, Hampshire, England on December 16th, 1775 and passed away at the age of 41 on July 18th, 1817.

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Jane Austen Stats: The highest rated book by Jane Austen on Book Notification is Pride and Prejudice, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is Northanger Abbey, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Jane Austen on Book Notification is Pride and Prejudice, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Sense and Sensibility, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Jane Austen books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Emma.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.7
The Watsons
1804
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2
7.9
Sense and Sensibility
1811
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3
8.6
Pride and Prejudice
1813
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4
8.1
Mansfield Park
1814
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5
7.8
Emma
1815
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6
7.8
Sanditon
1817
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7
8.2
Northanger Abbey
1818
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8
8.1
Persuasion
1818
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short stories and novellas are Lady Susan, Love and Freindship, and The Beautifull Cassandra.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
Love and Freindship
1787
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2
6
The Beautifull Cassandra
1793
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3
6
Lesley Castle: An Unfinished Novel In Letters
1793
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4
6.8
Lady Susan
1794
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are The Letters of Jane Austen, Jane Austen's Little Book of Wisdom, and The Wit and Wisdom of Jane Austen.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Wit and Wisdom of Jane Austen
2017
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2
A Memoir of Jane Austen
2017
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3
8
The Letters of Jane Austen
2018
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4
Jane Austen's Little Book of Wisdom
2023
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List of Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Catharine and Other Writings
1989
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2
The Jane Austen Collection
2020
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List of Juvenilia Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Juvenilia Volume I Annotated
1787
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2
Juvenilia Volume II Annotated
2021
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List of Modern Library Torchbearers Books in Publication Order

Literary classics with introductions, commentary, and other additional information.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.1
Persuasion
1818
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2
Wuthering Heights (By: Emily Brontë)
1847
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3
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (By: Harriet Ann Jacobs)
1861
Go
4
Lady Audley's Secret (By: Mary Elizabeth Braddon)
1862
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5
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Writings (By: Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
1892
Go
6
The Awakening (By: Kate Chopin)
1899
Go
7
The Goodness of St. Rocque: And Other Stories (By: Alice Dunbar-Nelson)
1899
Go
8
The Custom of the Country (By: Edith Wharton)
1913
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9
The Voyage Out (By: Virginia Woolf)
1915
Go
10
Regiment of Women (By: Clemence Dane, Melissa Broder)
1917
Go
11
The Heads of Cerberus (By: Francis Stevens)
1919
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12
Powder And Patch / The Transformation of Philip Jettan (By: Georgette Heyer)
1923
Go
13
A Daughter of the Samurai (By: Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto)
1925
Go
14
8
Bread Givers (By: Anzia Yezierska)
1925
Go
15
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (By: Anita Loos)
1925
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16
Quicksand (By: Nella Larsen)
1928
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17
Passing (By: Nella Larsen)
1929
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18
Nada (By: Carmen Laforet)
1944
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19
The Return of the Soldier (By: Rebecca West)
1970
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20
The Selected Poetry (By: Edna St. Vincent Millay, Olivia Gatwood, Nancy Milford)
2002
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21
Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Trilogy (By: Marie Vieux-Chauvet)
2010
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22
American Indian Stories (By: Ziktala-Sa)
2018
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23
Narrative Of Sojourner Truth (By: Sojourner Truth, Oliver Gilbert)
2019
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24
There Is Confusion (By: Jessie Redmon Fauset)
2020
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25
Villette (By: Charlotte Brontë)
2020
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26
The Collected Poems of Chika Sagawa (By: Sawako Nakayasu, Chika Sagawa)
2020
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27
The Squatter and the Don (By: Ana Castillo, María Amparo Ruiz de Burton)
2021
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28
Mrs. Spring Fragrance: and Other Writings (By: C Pam Zhang, Sui Sin Far)
2021
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29
The Southern Woman: Selected Fiction (By: Elizabeth Spencer)
2021
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30
The Princess of 72nd Street (By: Elaine Kraf)
2024
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31
I Am Clarence (By: Sarah Manguso, Elaine Kraf)
2025
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32
Lolly Willowes or, the loving huntsman (By: Sylvia Townsend Warner)
2025
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33
The House of Madelaine (By: Elaine Kraf)
2025
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34
Plum Bun Without a Moral (By: Jessie Redmon Fauset)
2025
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35
Find Him! (By: Elaine Kraf)
2025
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36
Nothing Grows by Moonlight (By: Torborg Nedreaas)
2026
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37
Memory House (By: Elaine Kraf)
2026
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38
The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield (By: Katherine Mansfield, Sloane Crosley)
2026
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39
A Country Doctor (By: Sarah Orne Jewett)
2026
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40
Goodbye, Ramona (By: Montserrat Roig)
2026
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List of Jane Austen Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Identity And Self Respect
1952
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2
50 Classic Novellas
2011
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3
Writers: Their Lives and Works
2018
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4
30 Eternal Masterpieces of Humorous Stories
2019
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5
Women Who Wrote
2020
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6
Love, Lust and Passion in Regency Times
2021
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7
The Bridgerthonian Novels
2022
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8
The Greatest Tales of Regency Romance
2023
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Jane Austen

Jane Austen was born on December 16th, 1775. Jane passed away July 18th, 1817 at 41 years old. Jane Austen was born in Steventon, Hampshire, England.

Jane Austen is known for writing in the Romance, Literary Fiction, and Classics genres.

Jane Austen had written 8 standalone novels, starting with The Watsons in 1804. The most recently released novel was Persuasion, which was released in 1818.

Jane Austen: Awards & Accolades

Jane Austen books have been nominated for multiple awards, Pride and Prejudice was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Female Narrator, in 1999 as well as the Goodreads Awards - Best Audiobook in 2025, Audie Award - Audiobook of the Year in 2026, British Book Awards - Fiction Audiobook of the Year in 2026. Emma was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Audio Drama, in 2019.

Jane Austen: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Pride and Prejudice was the Read With Jenna Book Club December 2025 Pick and a The Queen's Reading Room Season 7 Pick.
  • Pride and Prejudice:
    1. AbeBooks: 100 (Fiction) Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2018.
    2. NPR: 100 Best Beach Books Selection in 2009.
    3. Good Housekeeping: 100 Best Books to Read by Women Authors Selection in 2021.
    4. Amazon US: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2014.
    5. Amazon UK: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2014.
    6. BBC: 100 Greatest British Novels Selection in 2015.
    7. National Book Foundation: 100 Life-Changing Books Selection in 2006.
    8. Penguin: 100 Must-Read Classic Books Selection in 2022.
    9. The Telegraph: 100 Novels Everyone Should Read Selection in 2009.
    10. BBC: 100 Novels That Shaped Our World Selection in 2019.
    11. Parade: 125 Best Romance Books of All Time Selection in 2024.
    12. The Independent: 25 Best Books by Female Authors Selection in 2019.
    13. The Independent: 40 Best Books To Read Before You Die Selection in 2023.
    14. The Guardian: 50 Best-Loved Novels Written by a Woman Selection in 2003.
    15. Jezebel: 75 Books Every Woman Should Read Selection in 2008.
    16. The Daily Mail: A Hundred Novels to Change Your Life Selection in 2019.
    17. WordsRated: America’s 100 Favorite Books Selection in 2024.
    18. Marie Claire Magazine: Best Books To Read Before You Die Selection in 2017.
    19. Book Riot: From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books Selection in 2013.
    20. TES Magazine: Teacher's Favourite Books List Selection in 2013.
    21. The Guardian: The 100 Best Novels of All-Time Selection in 2026.
    22. Good Housekeeping: The Best Books of All Time Selection in 2020.
    23. BBC: The Big Read Selection in 2003.
    24. PBS: The Great American Read Selection in 2018.
    25. The Telegraph: The Perfect Library Selection in 2008.
    26. Gilmore Girls: The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge Selection in 2007.
    27. Entertainment Weekly: Top 100 Novels Selection in 2013.
  • Emma:
    1. The Guardian: 100 Best Novels Written in English Selection in 2015.
    2. BBC: 100 Greatest British Novels Selection in 2015.
    3. The Guardian: 100 Greatest Novels of All Time Selection in 2003 and 2015.
    4. The Guardian: 50 Best-Loved Novels Written by a Woman Selection in 2003.
    5. TES Magazine: Teacher's Favourite Books List Selection in 2013.
    6. The Guardian: The 100 Best Novels of All-Time Selection in 2026.
    7. BBC: The Big Read Selection in 2003.
    8. Gilmore Girls: The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge Selection in 2007.
    9. Refinery29: The Ultimate Book Bucket List Selection in 2023.
  • Persuasion:
    1. BBC: 100 Greatest British Novels Selection in 2015.
    2. Penguin: 100 Must-Read Classic Books Selection in 2022.
    3. New York Public Library: 50 All-Time Favorite Romance Books Selection in 2022.
    4. The Guardian: 50 Best-Loved Novels Written by a Woman Selection in 2003.
    5. WordsRated: America’s 100 Favorite Books Selection in 2024.
    6. BBC: Radio Oxford 100 Books You Must Read Before You Die Selection in 2020.
    7. TES Magazine: Teacher's Favourite Books List Selection in 2013.
    8. The Guardian: The 100 Best Novels of All-Time Selection in 2026.
    9. BBC: The Big Read Selection in 2003.
  • Sense and Sensibility:
    1. BBC: 100 Greatest British Novels Selection in 2015.
    2. Penguin: 100 Must-Read Classic Books Selection in 2022.
    3. The Guardian: 50 Best-Loved Novels Written by a Woman Selection in 2003.
    4. TES Magazine: Teacher's Favourite Books List Selection in 2013.
    5. Gilmore Girls: The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge Selection in 2007.
  • Mansfield Park: The Guardian: The 100 Best Novels of All-Time Selection in 2026.
  • Northanger Abbey: Gilmore Girls: The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge Selection in 2007.

Jane Austen: TV/Movies Based on Books

Sense and Sensibility releases in theaters on October 16th, 2026.[Trailer]

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  4. Brit Bennett, author of: The Vanishing Half.
  5. Anita Shreve, author of the Fortune's Rocks Quartet Series.
  6. Emma Straub, author of: This Time Tomorrow.
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Jane Austen: F.A.Q

When was Jane Austen Born?

Jane Austen was born on December 16th, 1775.

When did Jane Austen die?

Jane Austen died on July 18th, 1817 at 41 years old.

Where was Jane Austen Born?

Jane Austen was born in Steventon, Hampshire, England.

What was the first book Jane Austen wrote?

The first book written by Jane Austen was Juvenilia Volume I Annotated, published in 1787.

What was the most recent book Jane Austen wrote?

Her most recently released work was Jane Austen's Little Book of Wisdom on March 1st, 2023.

What is the most popular book by Jane Austen?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Jane Austen book is Pride and Prejudice. Here are her most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. Pride and Prejudice (8.59)
  2. Sense and Sensibility (7.95)
  3. Emma (7.82)
  4. Persuasion (8.10)
  5. Northanger Abbey (8.19)

What genres does Jane Austen Write?

Jane Austen primarily writes in the Classics, Literary Fiction, and Romance genres. Her work includes sub-genres such as Women’s Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, and Social Commentary.

How many books has Jane Austen written?

Jane Austen has written 20 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 8 Standalone Novels, 4 Short Stories/Novellas, 4 Non-Fiction Books, 2 Collections, 2 books in the Juvenilia Series, 1 book in the Modern Library Torchbearers Series.

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