"Who Was The Real Jane Austen?"

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"Who Was The Real Jane Austen?" by Timeline - World History Documentaries and Lucy Worsley 

    As I knew virtually nothing about Jane Austen's life, "Who Was The Real Jane Austen" was immensely informative. I had always assumed she had married and found love in the same way the protagonists do in her novels, and I was surprised to find the opposite was true. Austen died as a single woman. She never married, and at one point she was proposed to and accepted, but later she decided against the match. Another surprising fact was that Austen lived in poverty for most of her life, similar to the Bennet's in Pride and Prejudice. 

    Another interesting point was about her writing and novels. Austen began writing at a very young age, and Pride and Prejudice was her most popular work while she was alive. However, she made very little money from publishing it. She sold the rights to it and did not make a commission, and she instead sold it for a flat rate that was significantly less than what the publisher ended up making. 

“Who Was The Real Jane Austen? | Behind Closed Doors | Timeline.” Performance by Lucy Worsley, Youtube.com, Timeline - World History Documentaries, 31 Dec. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSW4u6uA8Cw.

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