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Obscure Knowledge
200

Where was Jane Austen born?

What is Steventon, Hampshire?

200

What is Jane Austen's most successful book?

What is Pride and Prejudice

200

What percent of novels published anonymously between 1750 to 1790?

What is 80%?

200

How did Jane Austen's novels gain recognition across the world?

What are translations?

200

Pride and Prejudice was priced at 18 shillings and was an immediate hit. 20 shillings is £1. If Jane Austen sold around 20 million copies of Pride and Prejudice, how much did she earn in pounds?

What is 18 million pounds?

300

What period was Jane Austen writing in?

What is the Regency Period?
300

What two literary devices was Jane Austen most notable for in her novels?

What is sarcasm/irony? What is realism?

300

What was Jane Austen's pseudonym?

What is "By a Lady"?

300

What term refers to Jane Austen's devotees?

What is Janeite?

300

How did Jane Austen die? Come up with your best claim, evidence, and reasoning.

What is unknown?

400

Who posthumously published Jane Austen's novels?

What is her family?

400

Who did Jane Austen dedicate Emma to?

Who is the Prince-Regent?

400

What literary period did this idea of an author being the figure of interest emerge?

What is Romanticism? What is the late 18th century?

400

What country did Jane Austen remain popular in, even after her work was banned?

What is China?

400

How many translations of Pride and Prejudice were created during the years 1946-1990?

What is 67?

500

What occupation did Jane Austen have besides being an author?

What is a spinster?

500

What two books were posthumously published by Jane Austen's family?

What is Persuasion and Northanger Abbey?

500

How much profit did Jane Austen receive after she sold the copyright for Pride and Prejudice.

What is 0?

500

Who gave Jane Austen the most fleshed out review during her lifetime?

Who is Walter Scott?

500

Who published Pride and Prejudice in 1813?

Who is Thomas Egerton?

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