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Completion of the initial draft
- When
- August 1797
- Where
- unspecified location of completion
Austen finished the first draft of First Impressions in August 1797, aged 21, having read it aloud to her family.
She completed the initial draft in August 1797, aged 21. As with all of her novels, Austen read the work aloud to her family as she worked on it, and it became an "established favourite". The draft was written between October 1796 and August 1797.
Sources
- Jane Austen Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
- Pride and Prejudice Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
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