Relevant Locations in Jane Austen's Life and Works
Jane:
Steventon: This is where Jane was born (at the town rectory). She grew up here and lived at her father’s home from when she was born on December 16, 1775 until he moved the family (just himself, his wife, Jane, and her sister Cassandra) to Bath in 1801. Jane was 26 when they moved.
These are all prominent locations within Jane Austen's novels as well as visited locations throughout her life.
December 16, 1775: Born at Steventon rectory.
1787: Jane starts to write short stories around this time.
1795: Jane read her family a story titled: Elinor and Marianne—who are the main characters of Sense and Sensibility.
December 1795: Jane meets Tom Lefroy. He is the neighbor's nephew and thus a friend of the family. She describes in her letters to Cassandra that she falls in love with him, and they spend a lot of time together.
