THE PROUD WRITER

From reading literary masterpieces to writing her own 

Jane loved to share her work, regaling her family with stories and poems, their enjoyment and feedback spurring her on. Her first attempts to publish failed, but Jane was determined to share her masterpieces with a wider audience and did not give up. Jane wanted her work to be read and enjoyed and the success of Sense & Sensibility and Pride & Prejudice encouraged her to write her other most famous works. She would have no doubt continued if not for her untimely death, aged just 41 years. How different things would have been if Jane had not been able to share her work! Jane in turn mentored her nieces, Fanny and Anne, both budding writers who sent their work to Jane for critique and advice.