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You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you. -Mr. Darcy

Jane Austen

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Jane Austen
Age: 101 †
Born: 1775
Born: December 16
Died: 1877
Died: July 24
Novelist
Short Story Writer
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Steventon
Hampshire
Pride
Ardently
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Darcy
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Jane
Must
Romantic
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Prejudice
Vain
Admire
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