1775 — Born in Steventon, England,on December 16
1783 — Brother Edward adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Knight
1785–1786 — Attends Abbey School in Reading, England
1788 — Travels to Kent and London with her sister, Cassandra, and their parents
1795 — Begins writing Elinor and Marianne
1796 — Begins writing First Impressions
1797 — First Impressions rejected by publisher
— Retitles Elinor and Marianne as Sense and Sensibility
1798 — Begins writing Susan
1801 — Moves with family to Bath
1802 — Receives marriage proposal from Harris Bigg-Wither, but declines
1809 — Moves to Chawton Cottage with mother and sister, Cassandra
1811 — Sense and Sensibility is published
— Retitles First Impressions as Pride and Prejudice
1813 — Pride and Prejudice published
— Completes and sells Mansfield Park
1814 — Mansfield Park is published
1815 — Emma is published
— Finishes writing Persuasion
1817 — Dies in Winchester, England, on July 18