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Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice appears on best-loved literature lists across the globe, is a fixture in high school classrooms, and has spawned a rabid fan base and countless film and television ...
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Since her death in 1817, Austen's novels have rarely been out of print, and numerous biographies have been published that enlighten people as to the more private aspects of her life. There are still ...
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An exhibit at the Morgan Library celebrates "a lively mind," including with items like a letter she wrote with every word spelled backward.
To celebrate the author's 250th birthday, a new exhibition spotlights her complicated relationship with the English city ...
Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Austen’s birth by putting these classic adaptations on your watch (or rewatch) list.
Jane Austen did in fact die young, in 1817, at the tender age of 41. We know that Austen began declining in 1816, but there is some debate as to the ultimate cause of her death.
Sure, you’re familiar with Cassandra Austen, but what about Mary, Isabella, or Eliza? Here’s how everyone’s connected in the Masterpiece show.
‘Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness’ Review: Ends of the Story Reading too much Austen may have us longing for outcomes the author was too wise to wish on her characters.
Ms. Byrne is the author of “The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things” and “The Genius of Jane Austen.” If “Pride and Prejudice” is the most joyful and life-affirming of Jane Austen ...
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life Rated R for the kind of discussions of sex you’d never read in Austen, and a little bit of nudity. In French and English, with subtitles. Running time: 1 hour 38 minutes.