"People today can read these novels and say, ‘This woman is speaking to me,'" Lizzie Dunford, the director of Jane Austen’s ...

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

Stepping into the library at The Rosenbach in Philadelphia feels a bit like stepping into another century. There are leather reading chairs and portraits in carved frames with gilding. And of course, ...

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This story originally appeared on Mental Floss. It is a truth universally acknowledged that few books are as beloved as Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” which was published on January 28, 1813. It ...

This week marks the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's death — and the week a ten pound note with the author's face debuted across the pond Gwyneth Paltrow takes on the titular role in Emma, which ...

Jane Austen's timeless novel Pride and Prejudice has inspired many works of art since its release — and now it's headed to Netflix! On April 10, the streamer announced that best-selling author Dolly ...

I learned a very important vocabulary word from Jane Austen: “Decorum.” The Oxford dictionary defines decorum as “behavior in ...

There have been dozens, and probably even hundreds, of adaptations of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” From faithful BBC miniseries to jokey zombie mashups, from relatively obscure genre mystery ...

Austen's Pride and Prejudice was read by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert together and the monarch recorded in her journal in ...

For all the hopeless romantics out there, there’s a new board game to look forward to. Inspired by the dazzling world of Jane ...