Although many women writers were critiquing society in the 18th century, hardly any of them were considered satirists.

This article was first published in 2020. We are republishing it now to mark the 30th anniversary of Ang Lee’s Oscar-winning ...

Jane Austen’s Regency-era novels may seem worlds apart from present-day Bangladesh, but her insights into class, gender, and the marriage market remain startlingly relevant in a Bangladeshi society ...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a novel written by Jane Austen must be in want of an adaptation. Or several. Two hundred and fifty years after Austen was born, and with Ang Lee’s Sense and ...

"This is clearly Austen's intention," a form of social commentary on the widely held conception at the time that only men needed to read the news and stay abreast of current events.

In her lifetime, Jane Austen was ... the setting for Austen's most famous novel, Pride and Prejudice. Guests at the St Albans ball were invited to wear 17th Century period dress – with ladies in full ...

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A NEW exhibition examining the working life of women during Jane Austen’s life is opening at Winchester Arc. Entitled “Beyond the Bonnets”, the exhibition shows the roles that real Georgian women ...

Jane Austen fans are celebrating 250 years since the writer's birth with a series of celebrations – including Georgian costume balls, where attendees try out period dancing.