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Which of these novels was written by Jane Austen?
- aFar from the Madding Crowd
- bPride and PrejudiceCorrect answer
- cNineteen Eighty-Four
- dTreasure Island
Why?
Jane Austen (1775–1817) wrote Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, novels about marriage and family life. Nineteen Eighty-Four is by George Orwell and Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy.
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