Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775, in Steventon, Hampshire, England.¹⁾

She was the seventh of eight children in her family.²⁾

Jane was primarily educated at home by her father, George Austen, and older brothers.³⁾

She began writing at a young age, creating stories and poems for her family's amusement.⁴⁾

Her early works, written between ages 11 and 18, are known as her Juvenilia.⁵⁾

Jane Austen initially published her works anonymously, with her first novel credited to “A Lady.”⁶⁾