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"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of someone or other of their daughters."

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About Jane Austen

Jane Austen was an English novelist known for works such as Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Emma. Her novels examine class, marriage, and social conventions in late 18th- and early 19th-century England. She remains one of the most influential writers in English literature.

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