• Dr. K. SANTHANA LAKSHMI

Jane Austen (1775–1817) a renowned English novelist was born in the period preceded and followed by prolific literary productivity. True to the notion that literature mirrors life, Jane Austen’s novels realistically portray middle class life in England in the eighteenth and the early nineteenth century. Jane Austen presents the English society of her period in all its essence. She deals with all the familial and social concerns of both men and women of her days. She brings out all the aspects of her society which begins at home and stretches out to cover society, politics, education, gender, marriage, religion, profession and economy in her works. With a minute and penetrating social observation, she paints a realistic picture of the English society of which she was an integral part her entire life. This paper tries to bring out the life of nineteenth century society mainly focussing on the life of a particular section of people who is popularly known as ‘gentry’. The research also concentrates on the following aspects - their profession, class distinction and consciousness of social status.

SOCIETY, CLASS, MEN’S PROFESSION, STATUS, MONEY

"JANE AUSTEN’S ENGLISH SOCIETY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.25-29, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812906.pdf

"JANE AUSTEN’S ENGLISH SOCIETY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp25-29, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812906.pdf