Google Creates Jane Austen Doodle

Posted on December 16, 2010

Google's UK made a special Google Doodle to celebrate British novelist Jane Austen's 235th birthday. The doodle was linked to search results for the author. Jane Austen was born December 16, 1775 and passed away in 1817. Her novels include Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma. She also published short stories.

Many of her books have been made into films and TV movies. Anne Hathaway played Jane Austen in the 2007 movie Becoming Jane.

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