And that's in part because of an act that infuriates many to this day, which is the subject of new TV drama Miss Austen. In early January 1796, 20-year-old Jane Austen wrote a gossipy letter to ...

And that's partly because of an act that infuriates many to this day – which is the subject of new TV drama Miss Austen. In early January 1796, 20-year-old Jane Austen wrote a gossipy letter to ...

When the novelist Thomas Hardy died, his widow Florence burned all his letters and notebooks ... of exploring Jane Austen’s private life and dreaming about the books she never wrote.

The actress, best known for The Durrells and Line of Duty, was fascinated by the adaptation of Gill Hornby’s new book Miss Austen ... rid of her own letters from Jane, but also for denying ...

but after Jane's death, Cassandra famously burnt many of them. Miss Austen, which takes the timeslot of recent Sunday night period drama hits SAS Rogue Heroes and Wolf Hall, is an adaptation of Gill ...

Just 160 letters ... original book, and the adaptation, is that it presents Cassandra’s story with all the wit, verve and wry observation we have come to associate with Jane Austen herself.

New four-part drama Miss Austen is set to not only bring the literary mystery surrounding the burning of Jane Austen's letters to life ... t read the script or the book without crying – it's ...

But exactly what happens in the final episode of Miss Austen and why does Cassandra end up burning Jane's letters ... with editions of her sister's books but we then see that in that time ...

The author is best remembered for her bold, witty heroines like Lizzie Bennet, a rarity at the time, but one of Austen’s best ...

When they were separated the sisters would regularly write letters to each other ... like we are getting a new Jane Austen story in itself, and what a lovely surprise that is. "I also couldn’t read ...

Miss Austen is about Jane Austen’s sister, Cassandra, principally. Notoriously after Jane’s death, Cassandra burnt many of her letters. Gill Hornby’s book and the adaptation pursue what ...