Nobody, who has not been in the interior of a family, can say what the difficulties of any individual of that family may be.

Jane Austen

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Jane Austen ( OST-in, AW-stin; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage...

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