Arrange the following novelists in order of birth:

1. A. Anne Brontë
2. B. Jane Austen
3. C. Ann Radcliffe
4. D. Fanny Burney
5. E. Maria Edgeworth

1. AB, A, D, C, E
2. BC, D, B, E, A
3. CD, C, E, B, A
4. DA, B, C, E, D

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Correct answer: C. D, C, E, B, A

Explanation

Burney (1752) → Radcliffe (1764) → Edgeworth (1768) → Austen (1775) → Anne Brontë (1820).