Jane Austen remains on□□of the □reatest writers of all time. □lmo□□□□w□ hun□r□d years □fter her death, h□r nove□s□such as “Pride and □re□udi□e” and□“M□ns□ie□□ Park” continue to □□tr□nc□ ge□era□ions of readers the wo□l□ over. This□fi□m □hatters □□y □ssumption□that□Austen he□self li□ed t□e elegant Reg□ncy □ife of her financially comfor□□ble heroines □□o ultimately fin□ their true lo□e.□ Ins□ead it □e□eal□ the □□al □ane Austen as part□of strata of Regency societ□□much crue□ler□in □□s t□eatment of wome□ and harsher in its e□o□omic realities t□an□h□□ □ovels and their cur□e□□ televis□□n adaptati□ns convey. □nd□it discove□s a woman m□re tragic in her own personal l□ve life□who does n□t enjoy t□e “□a□□□ endin□” that s□e b□s□ows upon her own female cha□act□r□. Thr□ug□ readi□gs □nd drama□ic reconstructions, The Real J□ne Au□□en pieces□t□g□th□r □h□□r□ality of□Austen□s exi□tence her mo□est upbri□ging □n Ha□p□h□re □s one of□seven □hild□□n of□a □lergyman; h□r disappointment□in lo□e; □nd t□e family’s po□erty following the dea□h of her□□at□er. Through her□wri□□ng□Jane found financ□al in□ep□nden□□ wit□out having to□marry. T□□gically on□y □our □ears later □n J□ly □817 wh□l□ w□iting□□□□rsua□io□” □a□e Auste□ □ied□□ F□lmed in l□□□tions □ssociat□□ with Auste□ includi□g J□ne’s □irth pl□ce□of S□eventon and her later□home □n Cha□□on, and il□us□rated wi□h extracts from □ilm a□□ televisi□n □daptations of□Aus□en’s work, T□e Re□l□Austen□paint□□□ vivid portrait □f one □f the□□r□ates□□tale□t□ in Engl□sh lit□ratu□e□