1796 portrait miniature of Mary Pearson by William Wood Courtesy of the Jane Austen's House Museum Much like the characters in her novels, Jane Austen recognized the power of first impressions.

James Andrews, “Jane Austen ... fantasy portrait … Whereas I think Cassandra's portraits get a sense of real intimacy and a sense of character to them, because they know this woman inside ...

It's a painting of a young girl — and the family who owns the portrait says that girl's smile belongs to beloved author Jane Austen ... a number of dresses on pictures of children of ...

Austen died in 1817 at at the age of 41 A British author is claiming to have unearthed a previously unseen portrait of Pride ... presents a very professional woman writer at the height of her ...

The author of a forthcoming biography on Jane Austen ... thesis that the woman is the famous author. Her find is the subject of a new BBC2 documentary, Jane Austen: The Unseen Portrait?, ...

This month, BBC Two follows British academic, Dr Paula Byrne as she unveils a portrait that may be one of the only remaining images of Jane Austen. In a one-off special, Martha Kearney joins ...

determined woman.” In a statement, the Bank told the BBC that the banknote portrait was an 1870 engraving commissioned by Austen's nephew, James Edward Austen Leigh, adapted from the original ...

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired rights to “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” ahead ... The film is about Agathe, a desperately single woman who dreams of experiencing love akin to those in ...