Her devotion to Jane was extraordinary.’ Neither of the sisters married, and they were each other’s closest friends; after ...

The BBC's new period drama Miss Austen aired on Sunday night and viewers were quick to praise Keeley Hawes and the all-star cast ...

Keeley Hawes is set to star in the BBC's upcoming drama, Miss Austen. The series, based on Gill Hornby’s historical novel, will air this week. Set in 1830, long after Jane ... Cassandra has a hidden ...

Anybody who has had the temerity to write about Jane Austen is aware of two facts: First, that of all great writers she is the most difficult to catch in the act of greatness; second, that there ...

Jane Austen fans—Janeites—clear your schedule! You are going to devour this romantic and heartwarming miniseries based on Gill Hornby’s bestseller. The highly anticipated four-part ...

The plot centres the mystery of a stack of Jane Austen’s letters which may or may not expose a terrible secret – letters which the real Cassandra Austen did indeed burn.

While Regency author Jane Austen is best known for her realism ... thanks in part to her older sister Cassandra. More than 3,000 letters are known to have been written by Austen during her life, but ...

On the 250th anniversary of Jane ... in-law Mary Austen (Jessica Hynes), and the local physician with a soft spot for Isabella, Lidderdale (Alfred Enoch). As Cassandra reads the letters in a ...

Keeley Hawes signed up to play Jane Austen’s elder sister ... history has not always been kind to Cassandra, not only for getting rid of her own letters from Jane, but also for denying fans ...

The combination of Jane Austen and MASTERPIECE is always a reason for celebration! Find out about the new period drama Miss Austen coming to MASTERPIECE on PBS, get details on the cast, the ...

Hynes, 52, plays Mary Austen, Jane and Cassandra's (Hawes) sister-in-law, who aspires to assist her husband in publishing a biography about the esteemed writer, much to her sister's dismay.

The cast and creators discuss the new BBC drama, coming to the U.S. on PBS in May, that looks at why Cassandra Austen burned her famous author sister Jane’s letters. By Georg Szalai Global ...