Jane Austen is one of the most beloved novelists in English literature, but during her lifetime, her name never appeared on her books. 'Sense and Sensibility' (1811) was credited simply to 'A Lady,' and 'Pride and Prejudice' (1813) was credited to 'The Author of Sense and Sensibility.' It wasn't until after her death in 1817 that her brother Henry revealed her identity to the public. Austen's work pioneered the 'novel of manners,' using sharp wit and irony to critique the social and economic constraints placed on women in the Regency era. Her ability to find universal human truths in small, domestic settings has kept her novels in print for over 200 years, making her a permanent fixture of the literary canon.