Jane Austen: Rise of Genius is streaming on the BBC iPlayer now and offers an immersive look at the best-selling writer's ...

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One of the highlights of my year so far was talking to the brilliant Jane Austen biographer Paula Byrne at the Althorp ...

Rise of a Genius' might not be wholly revelatory, but it’s a necessary addition to Austen’s 250th anniversary celebrations ...

The story of Cassandra, the woman who told the truth but was not believed, is not nearly as embedded in our culture as that of the Boy Who Cried Wolf — that is, the boy who was believed the first few ...

Barchas (“The Lost Books of Jane Austen”) admits upfront ... The gently humorous but mostly uneventful domesticity of Austen and her sister Cassandra (the “first and best reader” of ...

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A new book examines the stories of highly successful families and the underappreciated role that siblings play in influencing each other's lives. Susan Dominus, a staff writer for The New York ...

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The Masterpiece adaptation of the novel of the same name tells the story of what led Cassandra Austen to burn the letters of her sister, beloved author Jane Austen — an act that has left Cassy ...

Parents need to know that Miss Austen is a period piece depicting a fictional event when Jane's sister Cassandra discovers letters Jane wrote to a dear family friend. Expect themes of death, but ...