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Most of Jane Austen’s correspondence was burned after her death. This PBS Masterpiece series speculates as to why.
Jane Austen is one of the English language’s most beloved writers, and yet the details of her own life remain relatively unknown. As the story goes, and as the new PBS Masterpiece series “Miss Austen” ...
This semester, I took Jane Austen. When I saw that this class was being offered this spring, I knew I had to be in it.
In the back theater of Bryant Lake Bowl & Theater, the cast of all female, femme-presenting and nonbinary performers ...
Yet for Janine Barchas, internationally admired Jane Austen scholar and UT English professor, such a task was irresistible.
"Miss Austen," which premieres on PBS on May 4, offers an entirely plausible backstory on why Jane Austen's older sister may ...
When Jane Austen died on July 18, 1817, her older sister, Cassandra, was overcome with grief. “She was the sun of my life, ...
The Folio Society will publish a limited edition collection of Jane Austen’s complete novels to mark the anniversary of the ...
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice reminds us that some of the most romantic moments are neither a kiss nor a spoken word, but ...
Cassandra Austen, sister to the beloved novelist Jane, was a talented amateur artist. She is finally getting her moment in ...
Pride & Prejudice director Joe Wright reflects on the 20 years since his iconic Jane Austen adaptation and shares how he ...
Derbyshire is set to welcome a host of Jane Austen-themed events this summer. They are to help celebrate the novelist’s 250th ...