One of this author's protagonists enjoys cricket, riding on horseback, and baseball; a word that this author used in print before any other.  That protagonist befriends Isabella Thorpe and is fascinated by the tales of Henry Tilney.  Another of this author's works largely ta
One of this author's protagonists enjoys cricket, riding on horseback, and baseball; a word that this author used in print before any other.  That protagonist befriends Isabella Thorpe and is fascinated by the tales of Henry Tilney.  Another of this author's works largely takes place at Thomas Bertram's estate and sees the protagonist marry her cousin Edmund.  Colonel Brandon marries the protagonist of another work despite her once-passionate relationship with John Willoughby in one of her works, while another of her works features the Bennet sisters.  For 10 points, name this author of Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, and Pride and Prejudice.
One of this author's protagonists enjoys cricket, riding on horseback, and baseball; a word that this author used in print before any other.  
Jane {Austen}