Austen is one of the greatest writers in the English language – but relatively little is known about her. And that's in part ...

In BBC drama Miss Austen, Jane's sister Cassandra is on a mission to destroy a cache of letters following the 41-year-old ...

How might it change our image of the author? And what might the portrait reveal about Jane Austen and her world? Martha Kearney seeks answers as she follows Dr Byrne on her quest.

As Miss Austen, a new series focused on Cassandra Austen, debuts on the BBC, we delve into the history of the other Austen ...

A 5mm portrait of Jane Austen was put on the transparent part of the plastic Bank of England £5 notes A year has passed since four special £5 notes, engraved with a tiny 5mm portrait of author ...

The daughter of a clergyman, Austen anonymously published four novels in her lifetime with modest success, but she wrote seven in total and left another two unfinished when she died at the age of 41.

And, alongside the portrait, the new note has been emblazoned ... In the meantime, Bank of England Governor Mr Carney has said: “Jane Austen certainly merits a place in the select group of ...

The show will bring together more than 100 rare manuscripts and first editions from the British Library, alongside 70 famous portraits of writers including William Shakespeare, Jane Austen ...