Austen is one of the greatest writers in the English language – but relatively little is known about her. And that's in part ...

In BBC drama Miss Austen, Jane's sister Cassandra is on a mission to destroy a cache of letters following the 41-year-old ...

How might it change our image of the author? And what might the portrait reveal about Jane Austen and her world? Martha Kearney seeks answers as she follows Dr Byrne on her quest.

Miss Austen is based on the hit 2020 novel by Gill Hornby and tells the story of the family through Jane’s sister Cassandra, ...

A smart period drama starring Keeley Hawes, Miss Austen is the perfect antidote to the Sunday scaries. Read more on ...

As Miss Austen, a new series focused on Cassandra Austen, debuts on the BBC, we delve into the history of the other Austen ...

What does it do for us? As Claire Harman says in her book, Jane’s Fame, Austen has “conquered the world”. Perhaps because her portraits of the lives of women are so well-observed they always ...

Miss Austen, which takes the timeslot of recent Sunday night period drama hits SAS Rogue Heroes and Wolf Hall, is an ...

The show will bring together more than 100 rare manuscripts and first editions from the British Library, alongside 70 famous portraits of writers including William Shakespeare, Jane Austen ...