Literary Timeline & Historical Context
Explore the chronological development of Austen's works and their historical context, from early drafts to modern adaptations.
Early Life
Juvenilia & Early Drafts
Publication Years
Victorian Reception
20th Century
Contemporary
1777
1794
1811
1828
1845
1862
1879
1896
1913
1930
1947
1964
1981
1998
2015
2025
Love and Freindship
Elinor and Marianne (First Draft)
First Impressions (Original P&P)
Sense and Sensibility Published
Pride and Prejudice Published
Mansfield Park Published
Northanger Abbey Published (Posthumously)
Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Marriage Act Amendment
Income Tax Introduction
Move to Bath
Battle of Trafalgar & Death of Rev. Austen
Memoir of Jane Austen
A Truth Universally Acknowledged
BBC Pride and Prejudice
Lost in Austen
Longbourn by Jo Baker
Pride by Ibi Zoboi