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What landmark author only became famous after her death?

Retry Correct Incorrect Although Jane Austen’s books are considered unassailable classics now, they were only modest hits during her lifetime and mostly published anonymously. According to the CBC, her publisher even initially destroyed the copies of her final two books, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.

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What landmark author only became famous after her death?

• Charlotte Brontë
• Jane Austen
• Mary Shelley
• Emily Brontë