Английский язык. Часть II. Коныгина Г.И - 8 стр.

2. Jane Austen had little formal schooling but she received education at home
    reading books in her father’s personal library.
3. From her earliest childhood Jane was interested in creative writing.
4. When Rev. Austen died, Jane’s family encountered serious financial difficul-
    ties and had no permanent home.
5. In adulthood, Austen was a total recluse and lived apart from her family.
6. Throughout her life Austen worked scrupulously and painstakingly polishing
    her writing.
7. Jane Austen’s books are very similar in style to the romanticism favoured by
    her contemporaries.
8. It took Jane Austen more than 15 years to find a publisher for the novels
    written during the first period of her creative activity.
9. Austen’s literary revival commenced in 1811 after the publication of Sense
    and Sensibility.
10. Jane Austen did not use a pen- name and her real name appeared on the title
    pages of her books.
11. Austen attained fame mainly for her verse and drama.
12. When Austen was an author of solid repute, she left home, preferring the
    London literary scene to her rural cottage.
13. Fatal illness forced Jane to stop working on her new books some of which
    remained unfinished.
14. Austen’s literary gift was highly influential in the development of the novel.
15. At present, transforming Jane Austen’s books into screen versions is in
    vogue.

Read the following passages presenting additional information about Jane
Austen’s life and writings. Fill in the gaps with the missing pieces of infor-
mation that you can infer from the text or guess from the context.

1. Jane Austen was described by a contemporary as “a clear brunette with a rich
   colour, hazel eyes, fine features, and curling brown (1) ___ ”. Henry Austen,
   in the Biographical Notice of the Author that was published (2) ___ with
   Persuasion (1818), remarked: “Of personal attractions she possessed a con-
   siderable share. Her stature was that of true elegance”. Jane loved dancing
   and excelled in it. She was fond of children, and they of her, and some of her
   most engaging letters were written to her (3) ___ and nieces.
2. At the time when Jane Austen was writing, the (4) ___ was not considered a
   respectable form of (5) ___ and it was almost impossible for a (6) ___ to
   publish a book under her own (7) ___. When Sense and Sensibility finally
   appeared in November 1811 the words "By a Lady" were printed on the title
   (8) ___.
3. The first attempts to publish Austen’s (9) ___ were made by her father in
   1797. He offered First Impressions (later reworked and (10) ___ Pride and

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