Learn more. HARRISON — Harrison Village Library will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of English novelist Jane Austen with an afternoon of treats and games on Saturday, May 17 ...

From bonnets to ballgowns to Beverly Hills, Jane Austen's formidable heroines remain as sharp, stubborn, and unforgettable as ever — especially in film Jane Austen might have written her novels ...

In the state of New Hampshire this year, fans of Jane Austen are celebrating her 250th birthday in high style. Students in English professor Carolyn Dever’s first-year seminar put together an exhibit ...

In the two centuries or so since her soothing observations of the pains of repeated dinner invitations were unfurled before us, has Jane Austen ever managed to wreck anyone's life? We Austen ...

Jane Austen has written some of the most iconic books in history and so it is no surprise that many of them have been adapted in both film and TV, and some several times at that. Here we'll look ...

On the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, Janeites still lament the loss of her unpublished words. Of the thousands of rumoured letters to Austen’s friends and family once in existence ...

Delivered by Jack Barber from the Jane Austen Society, the events will take place at Stourbridge Library on Monday 19 May from 2-4pm, Dudley Library on Thursday 10 July from 7-9pm, Halesowen ...

“I prefer walking,” declares Anne Elliot, the heroine of Jane Austen’s “Persuasion.” To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Austen’s birth, my husband and I decided to channel her ...

A literary festival is holding a special event to mark 250 years since the birth of Jane Austen. The Stratford Literary Festival will host the "By a Lady: A Celebration of the Wit of Jane Austen ...

Lawyers love Jane Austen, disproportionately—often rabidly—so. A leading London jurist once memorably quipped of his devotion: “I read all six of Austen’s books every year, because if I ...

Austen, born in 1775 in Hampshire, wrote six novels that continue to have huge appeal today A literary festival is holding a special event to mark 250 years since the birth of Jane Austen.