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Two sisters with differing personalities — one Heart On Sleeve, the other Stiff Upper Lip — clash with and comfort each other ...
Cassandra Austen, sister to the beloved novelist Jane, was a talented amateur artist. She is finally getting her moment in ...
Austen was born and wrote early drafts of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. The rectory is gone, but St. Nicholas Church still stands. Here, in a modest cottage, Jane wrote or revised ...
A new exhibition at the Jane Austen House in England includes six artworks that are going on public display for the first ...
Based on the 1811 novel by Jane Austen and adapted by Kate Hamill, the play follows the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the ...
When Jane Austen’s aunt was forced to stay with the governor of Ilchester Gaol and his family while awaiting trial for alleged shoplifting she found “dirt and vulgarity” rather than sense and ...
As the UK celebrates the writer's 250th birthday, there's never been a better time to explore the dramatic bluffs and picture-perfect villages connected to her most famous novel. "There is not a ...
Jane Austen ... than-usual crowds at Austen hotspots, with some visitors sure to be sporting high-waisted gowns, petticoats, and long white gloves. The author of widely adored novels (including Pride ...
The famous moment occurs in the early stages of their budding romance, with Elizabeth preparing to leave Netherfield after spending weeks nursing her sister Jane ... Austen’s Sense and ...
Austen and Brontë shaped classic romance from opposite ends of the emotional spectrum ... each echoing the desires of different hearts. Jane Austen's novels, from 'Pride and Prejudice' to 'Emma', ...