When Madeline Austin saw a live adaptation of “Pride & Prejudice” last year, Jane Austen’s humor and wit leapt from the stage ...

In the first episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, a new podcast marking 250 years since the author’s birth, we speak to ...

But yesterday, after a fortnight of too much drinking and not enough thinking, I plonked myself in a bath, read a few ...

While some might be bothered by a biography that regularly, and proudly, takes liberties with facts and chronology, such ...

Jane Austen's novels, celebrated for their wit, romance, and keen social observations, have left an indelible mark on ...

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In Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen’s first novel, the three Dashwood sisters — Elinor, Marianne and Margaret — are forced ...

More than 200 years after her death, Jane Austen's views on slavery remain unclear. Jim Dyson/Getty Images More than two centuries after Jane Austen died in 1817, many of the English novelist’s fans ...

In Persuasion, Louisa Musgrove’s serious injury opens the way for another suitor. Jane Bennet catches a cold after riding in ...

Driving through the countryside, aspiring author Agathe (Camille Rutherford) and grumpy literature professor Oliver (Charlie Anson) argue about Jane Austen. He might be driving Agathe to a Jane Austen ...

FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training offers a three-year program that leads to a master's of fine arts. First-year ...

A second statue has been unveiled to Jane Austen in her home county of Hampshire, after Alton led the way in June with its own tribute to the beloved author.