Jane Austen. Used for Toastmasters Project #7- Research your topic.

1. Jane Austen
Toast with Friends – Project #7

2. Jane Austen; In Brief
o Born 1775 in Steventon, Hampshire
o First novel, Sense and Sensibility -
appeared in 1811
o Followed by Pride and Prejudice (1813),
Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma
(1816)
o Died in Winchester in 1817
o Two further novels, Persuasion and
Northanger Abbey, were published after
her death and a final novel was left
incomplete

3. Her Writings

4. Inspired by Her

5. Is She Poplar?
 Jane Austen Society
 Blogs
 Social Media
 Facebook : 1.2 M Likes
 Twitter: 5+ Handles
 Pinterest: 30+ Boards,
20+ Pinners

6. Austenland (2013)

7. Her Writings Is Seamless
“ It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
- Pride and Prejudice
“ One man’s ways may be as good as another’s, but we all like our
own best. ”
- Persuasion
Resource: http://litreactor.com/columns/why-the-fck-do-people-love-jane-austen-a-primer

8. Her Stories Are Timeless
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Resource: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/prufrock/why-is-jane-austen-so-popular/