The retrospective diagnosis of the illness that led to the novelist's death is based on the following symptoms and clinical signs, which relate only to the last year of Jane Austen's life.

When Jane Austen died on July 18, 1817, at the age of 41, she left behind only six complete novels—and one of the most vexing medical mysteries of all time.

Dec 12, 2025 · Celebrated British author Jane Austen died on July 18, 1817, of an unknown illness.

Dec 16, 2025 · Jane Austen was an English writer who first gave the novel its distinctly modern character through her treatment of ordinary people in everyday life. Her novels include Sense and …

Feb 4, 2025 · During the lifetime of Jane Austen, who died in 1817 at the age of 41, diseases were rife and often fatal, and knowledge of human anatomy was scanty. A visit to the doctor was expensive …

Austen died in her sister's arms in 1817 at 41 after nearly a year of waxing-and-waning illness that she described in letters as bringing fatigue, fever, joint pain, and a striking facial rash,...

Feb 1, 2025 · Jane passed away on July 18, 1817, at 8 College Street, Winchester at 4.30am, with her beloved sister Cassandra by her side. The cause of her death remains unknown, but theories …

Jane Austen’s death in Winchester was more than just the loss of a talented novelist; it was the closing of a chapter in England’s cultural narrative, the cessation of a voice that had begun reshaping …

Jul 12, 2025 · Jane Austen died on July 18th 1817 in her sister Cassandra's arms, aged just 41 years old. Jane is buried in Winchester Cathedral. Her family had escorted her from Chawton to …

Dec 12, 2025 · Jane Austen’s death at the age of 41 remains one of the literary world’s most intriguing mysteries. The renowned author passed away on July 18, 1817, at No. 8 College Street in …