One of the world’s most famous authors, Jane Austen, died 200 years ago on 18 July 1817 at the age of 41.  Her novels, including Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice and Mansfield Park, provide a window into British society at the end of the 18th century.  To mark the milestone, Austen’s portrait adorns the … Continue reading Remembering Jane Austen: 200 years since the death of the first famous Addisonian