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Austen
[ aw-stuhn ]
noun
- Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
Austen
/ ˈɔË-; ˈɒstɪn /
noun
- AustenJane17751817FEnglishWRITING: novelist Jane. 1775–1817, English novelist, noted particularly for the insight and delicate irony of her portrayal of middle-class families. Her completed novels are Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1816), Northanger Abbey (1818), and Persuasion (1818)
Example Sentences
An adaption of Jane Austen's Emma, Clueless captured the teen spirit of the 90s and inspired countless school dramas like Mean Girls, Gossip Girl and Legally Blonde.
It feels like a scene from a Jane Austen novel: three women in their late 20s, each of them bursting with personality, swapping stories.
"His instinct will be to carry on as long as he can and is able to," believes Austen Ivereigh who co-authored a book with Pope Francis.
The film, based on Jane Austen's Emma, was a box office hit and spawned a TV spin-off.
“People know the period drama, Jane Austen side. But she’s done ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘Domino,’ she’s done silly and also very serious.
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