Aishwarya Rai has presented the audience with some of the greatest work. She was very popular in Hollywood too but refused to work with some of the biggest actors.

Verona, a small city in northeastern Italy, has been synonymous with romance since Shakespeare immortalized it in Romeo and Juliet. The city’s terra-cotta rooftops and winding alleyways feel lifted ...

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Synnøve Karlsen stars in the BBC's new period drama, Miss Austen, which follows Cassandra Austen, who notoriously burned the private letters of her sister, world-famous author Jane Austen, after her ...

Really, one should burn everything,” wrote Philip Larkin, admitting that he was “depressed by the remorseless scrutiny of one’s private affairs that seems to be the fate of the newly dead.” He didn’t ...

In an excerpt from her new book You Didn’t Hear This From Me, author Kelsey McKinney unpacks some of the biggest internet ...

In “Jane Austen’s Bookshelf,” rare-book dealer Rebecca Romney discovers overlooked women authors who inspired the famous ...

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The author is best remembered for her bold, witty heroines like Lizzie Bennet, a rarity at the time, but one of Austen’s best ...

With BBC’s Miss Austen on our screens, here are our top decorating tips for getting Jane Austen’s regency look at home.