The author of a forthcoming biography on Jane Austen believes she has unearthed a previously undiscovered portrait of the novelist. Dr Paula Byrne was midway through her new book when her husband ...

Why did Cassandra burn so many of Jane’s letters, and what might have been lost? The destruction ... s most celebrated authors. Portrait of Jane Austen, year and artist unknown.

Agathe is celibate by choice. The 30-something hero of filmmaker Laura Piani’s feature debut “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” ...

Masterpiece’s latest period drama introduces audiences to a lesser-known Austen ... did Cassandra burn so many of Jane’s letters, and what might have been lost? The destruction has left ...

When Jane Austen died on July 18 ... I had not a thought concealed from her, and it is as if I had lost a part of myself,” Cassandra wrote in a letter later that month. Years later, Cassandra ...

Novelist Jane Austen has been given a makeover for the cover of a book about her life after publishers decided an original image of her was unattractive. "She was not much of a looker," said Helen ...