BBC Radio 4 and 4Extra mark 250 years of Jane Austen with new dramas, classic adaptations and a day of special programming on ...
Helena Kelly in “Jane Austen, The Secret Radical” argues readers often mistake her work for polite tales about rich people ...
A History of the Empty Self illuminates how our culture came to be unrecognizable to so many. As she tells it, the changes ...
Take a trip through the grand estates and historic parks where the movie versions of Jane Austen's novels were filmed.
She has a strong sense of justice, advocating for what is right. She’s “on the side of honesty against importance”, as Austen ...
Jane Austen's novels, celebrated for their wit, romance, and keen social observations, have left an indelible mark on ...
How’s this for a rare collectible? Legend has it that a Toronto man may have the last-ever autograph signed by Kurt Cobain. This guy just happened to be in Seattle on April 2, 1994, for–believe it or ...
Devoney Looser’s book thus joins a long line of literary attempts to reclaim Austen from the myths that surround her ...
Dubbed the 19th century’s “queen of Gothic novel” and the “Shakespeare of Romance Writers,” Ann Radcliffe (nee Ward), born in 1764, outsold almost every other 19th-century female writer. Her name is ...
Most of us think we know something about Jane Austen. As I began research for Jane Austen’s Paper Trail – a new podcast from The Conversation marking 250 years since her birth – I certainly believed I ...
It’s hard to imagine Jane Austen flicking through Hinge on her third glass of wine trying desperately not to get the “ick” or end up ghosted by her latest situationship – but a newfound readership is ...
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason is releasing a brand-new recording for solo piano titled Jane Austen’s Piano, exploring music from Austen’s time. The record is scheduled for release on 5 December, ahead of the ...