Jane austen education

Dec 16, 1775

Jane Austen Born

Jane Austen is born in Steventon, England. She is the seventh of eight children born to William and Cassandra Austen, and one of only two daughters.

Throughout her life, her older sister, also named Cassandra after her mother, is her closest friend.

1783

First Schooling

Cassandra and Jane Austen are sent to Oxford, England to be educated by a private tutor named Ann Cawley.

Both girls contract typhoid fever during an outbreak and return home to Steventon.

1785

Boarding School

Austen enrolls in boarding school at Abbey School in Reading.

1786

Home School

The family's money runs out and Austen returns to Steventon from boarding school.

The rest of her education is completed at home from her father's voluminous library. Austen lives with her parents and sister for the rest of her life.

1793

Lady Susan

Austen begins Lady Susan, a novella told in the form of a series of letters.

She works on it for two years.