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Do you know your Pride and Prejudice from your Persuasion?

Do you know your Pride and Prejudice from your Persuasion?

Only A True Jane Austen Fan Can Get 10/12 On This Quiz

When Austen wrote the first draft in 1796-1797 of what would later become _Pride and Prejudice_, she called it "First Impressions".

It was "First Impressions"

What was the original title of _Pride and Prejudice?_

The line is from the letter he writes to Anne at the end of _Persuasion_, confessing his feelings.

It's Captain Wentworth

Who says the line, "I am half agony, half hope"?

In _Sense and Sensibility_, Elinor is the oldest, Marianne is the middle child, and Margaret is the youngest.

It's Margaret

What's the name of the youngest Dashwood sister?

_Sense and Sensibility_ was her first novel, published in 1811, followed by _Pride and Prejudice_ in 1813, _Mansfield Park_ in 1814, and _Emma_ in 1815. _Northanger Abbey_ and _Persuasion_ were both published after her death, in 1818.

In what order were Austen's novels published?

"Mr. Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mien, and the report which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of his having ten thousand a year."

It's £10,000

The last line of the book is, "But, in spite of these deficiencies, the wishes, the hopes, the confidence, the predictions of the small band of true friends who witnessed the ceremony, were fully answered in the perfect happiness of the union."

It's _Emma_

Which book ends with the words, "the perfect happiness of the union"?

_Northanger Abbey_, then titled "Susan", was the first of Austen's books to be sold for publication, for just £10. However, the publisher did nothing with the manuscript, and years later Austen repurchased the rights by returning the £10.

It was £10

How much did a publisher originally pay Austen for _Northanger Abbey_?

It's _Northanger Abbey_

Where is the following quote from? "The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."

Although Emma claims she will never call him anything but "Mr Knightley".

It's George

It's a real play from 1798, written by Elizabeth Inchbald.

It's _Lovers Vows_

What play do the characters attempt to perform in _Mansfield Park?_

"The Watsons" is the name of an unfinished manuscript about the Watson family, which Austen abandoned when her father died in 1805.

Anne is practically an old maid in Austen's world.

She's 27

You're clearly not a Jane Austen fan.

You like Austen, but you're not an expert.

You're a Jane Austen expert!

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Only A True Jane Austen Fan Can Get 10/12 On This Quiz

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