Keeley Hawes stars in immaculate period drama which attempts to justify why Cassandra Austen literally torched part of her ...

When Jane Austen died on July 18, 1817, her older sister, Cassandra, was overcome with grief. “She was the sun of my life, ...

included in "The Art Of Cassandra" at Jane Austen's House. Photo: Luke Shears. A quiet figure in Jane Austen’s life is stepping into the spotlight. The novelist’s older sister, Cassandra ...

The PBS platform “Masterpiece” doesn’t usually have a villain at the center of its productions, but Austen fans have justly ...

Cassandra Austen is one of English literature’s most ... “There always seems to be intrigue and curiosity about who the ...

Anointed “the queen of British telly” overseas, the actress leads a series about Austen’s prim older sister, who torched most ...

For many literary scholars, Cassandra Austen is a villainess of Miss Norris-esque proportions. After all, her deliberate burning of her sibling’s vast personal correspondence — only 160 of her ...