Cassandra (Keeley Hawes) sets out to protect her sister’s (and her own) past, lest her private correspondence and intimate ...

Miss Austen: who's in the cast of the Jane Austen BBC series? - The series, which explores the life of the young Jane and ...

Miss Austen, the riveting new four-part BBC drama series, delves into the life of Jane Austen, portrayed by Patsy Ferran. Unlike the numerous adaptations of the renowned author's works, Miss Austen ...

Jane Austen enthusiasts are being asked to help transcribe a handwritten manuscript biography of her brother Francis. The unpublished text details the life, travels and naval career of Admiral Sir ...

The Jane Austen Festival (September 12–21), plus a nautical Persuasion ball (May), a seaside Sanditon ball (June) and a ...

Hynes, 52, stars as Mary Austen, sister-in-law to Jane and Cassandra (Hawes), who is hoping to help her husband publish a biography about the great writer much to her sister’s horror. Speaking to ...

Can reading Jane Austen give us unrealistic expectations of life? If Austen’s denouements (spoiler: everyone gets married) have left you with a longing for either (1) your own happy ending (2 ...

A biographer of Pope Francis finds that a new “autobiography” of his subject is long-winded, riddled with errors and reveals little that has not been previously published. A biographer of Pope ...

Caroline Sanderson is a non-fiction writer, editor and books journalist. Her books include a travel narrative, A Rambling Fancy: in the F ...

New BBC drama Miss Austen starring Bodyguard 's Keeley Hawes has landed a release date and trailer. The upcoming series is ...

Sitting at her table with her quill and inkpot spinning out yarns about the horrors of uninvited guests, it is unlikely that Jane Austen, mistress of the OG chick lit, would have devoted any ...