Miss Austen’s Jane is played by Patsy Ferran as witty, acerbic and, crucially, devoted to fiction. She is utterly determined to become a published author and her family support her in this pursuit.

We tend to think of Jane Austen as the first great female novelist, whose originality paved the way for creative descendants ...

Rise Of a Genius is the story of how a self-taught young woman from a small Hampshire village became one of the greatest novelists who ever lived ...

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Ballgowns are being stitched, bonnets brushed and tea rooms prepped as the United Kingdom prepares to celebrate the 250th ...

EXCLUSIVE: It’s no secret that Bridget Jones author Helen Fielding is a fan of the work of Jane Austen. We’ve got an ...

Bridget Jones creator Helen Fielding says that the voice of Jane Austen is “so strong and funny and perceptive” that authors ...

Roger Michell's Persuasion is based on Jane Austen's last novel of the same name, published in 1817. The film follows Anne ...

Meet the woman who lives like Jane Austen – from dressing in Regency-style costume to writing novels. Jessica Bull has been ...

WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Miss Austen The four-part drama, Miss Austen, centres on the life of the ...

At the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, southwestern England, visitors don extravagant costumes and pose with a Mr Darcy mannequin. This year, the centre is expecting greater footfall than usual as the ...

In “Jane Austen’s Bookshelf,” a rare-book collector sets out to “investigate” a group of overlooked female writers.