Fun Trivia : Austen, Jane

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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Austen, Jane

Who is the wild Bennett sister from Pride and Prejudice?

Introducing Miss Jane Austen


Lydia. Halfway through the book she runs off with Mr. Wickham. They are eventually found by Mr. Darcy and forced (on Wickam's part anyway) to marry.



Who is the heroine (main female character) in Mansfield Park?

Introducing Miss Jane Austen


Fanny.



'Emma' was adapted to the 90's in what Amy Heckerling film?

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Clueless. The character of Cher is a matchmaker and an amateur photographer, as Emma is also cupid and a painter.



Who does Pride and Prejudice's Jane describe as the 'most amiable man of my acquaintance'?

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Mr. Bingley. That was her gentle way of professing her love and heartbreak.



Who does Sense and Sensibility's Marianne eventually marry?

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Colonel Brandon. She spends the whole book in love with a louse (Willoughby) and then marries the 'prince' (Brandon)



In Northanger Abbey, What family preys on Catherine's naive charm?

Introducing Miss Jane Austen


Thorpe.



What is Northanger Abbey?

Introducing Miss Jane Austen


An ancestral home. It is the home of Henry Tilney.



How many times did Jane Austen marry?

Introducing Miss Jane Austen


None. She wrote about love and marriage, but never experienced the latter herself.



How many novels did Jane Austen finish to completion, and have published during her lifetime, or soon after her death?

Jane Austen And Her Literary Works


6. Although she wrote only six novels in their entirety, several uncompleted novels and her juvenilia were also published. "Lady Susan", was completed, but was not published until 1871.



What is the name of the heroine in Jane Austen's 'Mansfield Park'?

Jane Austen And Her Literary Works


Fanny Price.



In which Jane Austen novel does Jane Fairfax appear?

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Emma. Jane Fairfax is the niece of the garrulous Miss Bates. We find that she has been secretly engaged to Frank Chirchill.



Which of Jane Austen's novels is said to be based loosely on Austen's own memoirs of a mysterious suitors?

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Persuasion. This novel is also her most serious. It is a compelling tale of retaliation and forgiveness.



In 'Pride And Prejudice', how many Bennet sisters are there?

Jane Austen And Her Literary Works


five .



In 'Mansfield Park', where did the Bertram family reside?

Jane Austen And Her Literary Works


Northhampton.



Now a little more about the author. In what year was Jane Austen born?

Jane Austen And Her Literary Works


1775.



How old was Jane Austen when she died?

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41.



Of what disease did Jane Austen die?

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Addison's.



Where was Jane Austen born?

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Hampshire.



What was Jane Austen's father's profession?

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Reverend.



How many siblings did Jane Austen have?

Jane Austen And Her Literary Works


7.



What is the name of Jane Austen's eldest sister?

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Cassandra. There is a sizable amount of correspondence between the two remaining.



One last question about Austen's work. Which of her novels was published first?

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Sense And Sensibility. This novel grew out of an adolecent sketch Jane called simply 'Elinor and Marianne'. It became one of her most accomplished novels.



"Are you going near Camden Place? Because, if you are, I shall have no scruple in asking you to take my place, and give Anne your arm to her father's door."

Polite Intercourse in Jane Austen Novels


Charles Musgrove. In "Persuasion," Anne Elliot's brother-in-law Charles unwittingly opens the way for a longed-for tete-a-tete between Anne and her admirer, Captain Wentworth. This is one of the best love scenes in JA's fiction, in my opinion. I love this phrase: "spirits dancing in private rapture."



"Miss Elizabeth Bennet! I am all astonishment. How long has she been such a favourite?--and pray, when am I to wish you joy?"

Polite Intercourse in Jane Austen Novels


Miss Caroline Bingley. Miss Bingley, who wants Mr. Darcy for herself, is being sarcastic here.



"Good God! Willoughby, what is the meaning of this? Have you not received my letters? Will you not shake hands with me?"

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Miss Marianne Dashwood. After a long separation, Marianne sees her beloved Willoughby at a party. Inexplicably, he snubs her. She later learns that he is engaged to another. After that she learns that he seduced Colonel Brandon's ward!



"Stay, stay, Fanny! What are you about? Where are you going? Don't be in such a hurry. Depend upon it, it is not you who are wanted; depend upon it, it is me" (looking at the butler) "but you are so very eager to put yourself forward."

Polite Intercourse in Jane Austen Novels


Aunt Norris. Aunt Norris ("Mansfield Park") is a true Austenian villainess: she takes every opportunity to make her niece Fanny feel like a poor relation (which is what she is).



"A pretty good lecture, upon my word. Was it part of your last sermon? At this rate you will soon reform everybody at Mansfield and Thornton Lacey."

Polite Intercourse in Jane Austen Novels


Miss Mary Crawford. Mary says this to Edmund Bertram ("Mansfield Park") after he tells her what he thinks of her breezy attitude toward his sister Maria's adulterous affair with Mary's brother, Henry.



"Oh! I began to think my caro sposo would be absolutely jealous. I fancy I am rather a favourite; he took notice of my gown. How do you like it? Selina's choice--handsome, I think, but I do not know whether it is overtrimmed; quite a horror of finery."

Polite Intercourse in Jane Austen Novels


Mrs. Elton. In "Emma," Mrs. Elton is whispering to Jane Fairfax about old Mr. Woodhouse's gallant civilities to her during a dinner party at Hartfield. A vain, shallow, and somewhat nasty social climber, Mrs. Elton has just married the man that Emma tried to match with Harriet Smith.



Who does NOT propose marriage to Elizabeth Bennet?

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Mr. Wickham. Wickham seems to flirt with Elizabeth, but she doesn't have enough money to tempt him. He ends up marrying the youngest Bennet sister, Lydia. But first Wickham and Lydia live together in sin!



Who is in love with Harriet Smith?

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Robert Martin. Harriet falls in love with, in this order: Farmer Robert Martin, Mr. Elton, Mr. Knightley, and Robert Martin again (she ultimately marries the good farmer). But only Mr. Martin falls for Harriet.



Whom does Mr. Willoughby love best?

Suitors, Admirers, and Beaux in Jane Austen


Marianne Dashwood. He marries Miss Grey for her money, but he doesn't love her. He apparently makes love to Colonel Brandon's ward (who gets pregnant, we assume) but he can't love or respect her much, since he leaves her in the lurch. He clearly loves Marianne, even though he abandons her for financial reasons. He feels some affection for Marianne's family, including Elinor.