Person
Henry Austen
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 2
- Years
- 1811–1813
Every event in Historedia whose sources name Henry Austen, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Jane Austen publishes Sense and Sensibility
1811–1813Role: Intermediary
- Commercial Success and Sales
The first edition of 750 copies sold out by mid-1813, generating a profit for Austen and prompting a second edition.
- Publication of Sense and Sensibility
Thomas Egerton published Austen's debut novel in London in October 1811, issued anonymously as 'By a Lady' on commission.
- Commercial Success and Sales
Sources
- Jane Austen Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28