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What were Augusta Jane Evans's early years like?
She was born Augusta Jane Evans on May 8, 1835, in Columbus, Georgia.
Did she stay in Columbus for her entire childhood?
scarcely ten when they moved to San Antonio, Texas, in 1845.
Was she poor growing up?
Her father suffered bankruptcy and lost the family's Sherwood Hall property in the 1840s.
Did things ever improve for her family?
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Did she have any brothers or sisters?
family of ten.
Was her childhood overall happy?
she became a voracious reader at an early age.

Question: When did she begin writing?
Self-contained rewrite: When did Augusta Jane Evans begin writing?