Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775. She was born in Stevenston, Hampshire, England. Jane was her parents' 7th child. Her mother's name was Cassandra Austen. His father was George Austen. She had a sister named Cassandra. Her family was mostly boys, so she had a lot of brothers. His siblings, from oldest to youngest, were: James, Edward, Henry, Cassandra, Francis, George, Jane and Charles. Jane had the most close relationship or connection with Henry. Jane's parents were respected by almost everyone in the community. Children were pushed to learn by being placed in a unique learning environment. Mr. Austen tried to farm so he could get some extra money. The children were told to go read in their father's library. Children put on skits and plays because they were interested in the arts. Jane and Cassandra had planned to write a play together, working as a team. When Jane was 8 years old, she and Cassandra were placed in a boarding school to strengthen their general education. While they were at boarding school, Jane contracted typhus. Typhus is a disease that can be spread by lice or fleas. Their trip to boarding school unfortunately ended soon after. It ended because they were having financial difficulties. Once their trip was cut short, they returned home. Jane was often interested in stories. In fact, she was interested in any type of book, whether it was a short story or a long story. She often wrote in notebooks to satisfy her thirst for writing. She eventually wrote her own novel. The novel was romantic fiction with several love letters creating the book. The novel is called Love and Friendship. Her father became interested in reading and writing because he left Jane a...... middle of paper ...... and it was a huge success. A 2nd edition was ordered in October. She then got Mansfield Park and was then published and sold all of her copies. Jane then entrusted the services of her publisher who made her famous to an even better known publisher in London, John Murray. He had Emma, ​​the 2nd edition of Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion published. The 2nd edition of Mansfield Park did not receive good reviews, which made their funds negative. Jane's brother Henry paid 10 pounds to get Susan's copyright back. They regained the copyright and changed the name to Catherine. In 1816, Jane began to fall ill. She didn't let it show that it affected her. Slowly it started to make her worse and worse. She had her article The Elliots published. She began a new novel called The Brothers in January 1817. She wrote 12 chapters before her illness manifested..