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If this man had not twelve thousand a year, he would be a very stupid fellow.

Jane Austen

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Jane Austen
Age: 101 †
Born: 1775
Born: December 16
Died: 1877
Died: July 24
Novelist
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Steventon
Hampshire
Twelve
Men
Fellow
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Thousand
Stupid
Year
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