Paula Byrne, an Austen scholar, was inspired to write 'Six Weeks by the Sea' because the question she is most frequently asked about the author is 'did she ever fall in love?' As someone who has been ...

While Jane Austen is best known for skewering the vagaries of romantic love in her novels, there is another, equally complicated and meaningful type of relationship that runs through them, too — that ...

(CNN) — While Jane Austen is best known for skewering the vagaries of romantic love in her novels, there is another, equally complicated and meaningful type of relationship that runs through them, too ...

The Folio Society is marking Jane Austen’s 250th birthday with a collector’s edition fit for a literary icon. On Sept. 9 at 11 a.m. ET, the London-based publisher will release “Jane Austen: The ...

Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Creative Writing, Aberystwyth University Sense and Sensibility is Austen’s most quietly radical novel. As her first published work, it may be less ...

This year is the 250th birthday of legendary author Jane Austen, and it’s a fair statement to say that more people than just the Brits are excited about it. Travelers will find a wide variety of ...

One evening in 1813, Jane Austen sat wincing in the drawing room of the house in Hampshire, England, where she lived with her mother. The cause of her discomfiture was her parent’s rushed and inexpert ...

One of the undisputed greats of English literature, the celebrated novels of Jane Austen, including Pride and Prejudice and Emma, have continued to resonate with new generations. The English writer’s ...

Kerry Sinanan has received funding from the AHRC, the Beinecke Library, Yale, Yale Center for British Art, the James Ford Bell Library, and the Corning Museum of Glass. Scholars have long noted Austen ...

A peerless chronicler of class and romance, the “Pride and Prejudice” author was never prolific. But her work remains remarkably relevant, more than two centuries after her death. Credit...Portrait by ...

Midway through Jane Austen's 1814 novel Mansfield Park, a few lines of prose rouse readers into a debate that still rages. The heroine, Fanny Price, known for both her timidity and strong moral ...

This year we celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, relishing as ever her witty way with the pen — and her novels are wonderful pairings for the Jubilee Year of Hope. The above watercolor of Jane ...