Jane Austen is one of the English language’s most beloved writers, and yet the details of her own life remain relatively unknown. As the story goes, and as the new PBS Masterpiece series “Miss Austen” ...

Jane Austen was born 250 years ago this year. Yet, her work is still as popular as ever. Her romance classic “Sense and Sensibility” is now playing at Syracuse Stage, in a lively ...

Most of Jane Austen’s correspondence was burned after her death. This PBS Masterpiece series speculates as to why.