Jane Austen faked her own marriage twice


Jane Austin, pictured in this painting by Ozias Humphry, wrote two fake marriage entries in the register in the parish of Steventon, in Hampshire in southeast England. - AFP/file

London (AFP) - British author Jane Austen, known the world over for her insightful take on 19th century society, created fake marriage documents with two separate men, archives have revealed.

In her novels, Austen wove tales of heroines navigating the patriarchal customs of the time to find stability and social status through advantageous marriages.

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