How much of Ms. Jane Austen's personal life, wishes and dreams was brought into her work? But what about her Irish lover?

In a discussion hosted by 'New Yorker' writer Alexandra Schwartz at New York’s 92nd Street Y on March 27, authors Jennifer ...

Whether it’s John Murray burning Lord Byron’s letters at Albemarle Street, Charles Dickens consigning his correspondence with Wilkie Collins to the flames, or Sylvia Plath’s personal ...

Cassandra Austen is one of English literature’s most notorious vandals. Towards the end of her life, in an act of near incomprehensible sabotage, the elder Austen sister burnt swathes of ...

As Jane Austen turns 250, a definitive ranking of her novels and why the true power of Austen is still to be found in her written work ...

Gillian Dow does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

But of course PBS Masterpiece is going to celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday. As a treat for all the Austen stans out there, the premier period piece destination is exploring the author’s ...

Needing tissues and a Masterpiece miniseries is pretty standard at this point. Now they've unveiled a new trailer for Miss Austen. The four-part miniseries is based on the novel by Gill Hornby and ...

A group of beloved writers came together to honor the legacy of Jane Austen. Kwan said that he came to Austen “late in life,” at age 15. He began "binging” her novels, starting with 1811’s ...