Masterpiece’s latest period drama introduces audiences to a lesser-known Austen: Jane's sister Cassandra. History has not been kind to her, given that her most noteworthy act was burning much of the ...

The house where Jane Austen lived for the final weeks of her life has been opened to the public for the first time.The novelist lived in a home on College Street, Winchester, until her death on the 18 ...

We were told the house had an Austen connection—not through Jane so much as through Cassandra, who was engaged to the son of the vicar who lived here. Cassandra was visiting when her fiancé Tom ...

Laura Piani’s ode to a beloved author delivers on its promise of gentility, gracious settings and mostly frictionless romance ...

The normally private residence where the Pride & Prejudice author took lodgings for the final three months of her life with ...

French writer Laura Piani tells IndieWire how she used her directorial debut as a modern way into Austen's smart brand of ...

Miss Austen follows Jane’s beloved sister Cassandra (Keeley Hawes) as she attempts to secure the writer’s legacy…in an extremely controversial way. **Spoilers for Miss Austen on Masterpiece ...

Laura Piani's amiable new romance is weighed down by all its allusions and borrowings — and ultimately fails to deliver on ...

Portrayed by Max Irons, Hobday is a thoughtful gentleman with a keen interest in science and philosophy, and someone closely connected to Cassandra Austen, Jane Austen’s older sister.

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