HOTA's exhibition will feature rare manuscripts, first editions and portraits of literary luminaries, including William ...

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 ...

One Yorkshire academic is set to give a major lecture at the National Portrait Gallery about Jane Austen’s use of portraits in her novels to mark the anniversary. Professor Joe Bray, of the ...

A pottery which specialises in making quirky teapots is paying tribute to novelist Jane Austen as a year of celebrations ... with an open book featuring her portrait and an inscription on the ...

Indeed, Writers Revealed: Treasures From the British Library and National Portrait Gallery, London is a world-first. Clearly, it's a special treat for word nerds — especially if you're a fan of Jane ...

The portrait of Jane Austen by her sister Cassandra is much loved even though we cannot see her face, only her clothes. How do we read the costumes and social symbols in paintings from 18th century ...

the V&A acquired a previously unknown portrait. It shows the Black Jamaican polymath Francis Williams (c. 1690-1762), dressed in a wig, surrounded by books and scientific instruments. Fara Dabhoiwala.

Fara Dabhoiwala... Read more about Portrait of a Genius: The Extraordinary Story of Francis Williams Colin Burrow and Clare Bucknell look at Jane Austen's use of the words 'interest' and 'interesting' ...

The first novel in what became the five-volume Cazalet Chronicles greets you like a warm hug. Opening in the Sussex ...

Dance at a Jane Austen ball to celebrate the 250th anniversary ... Now Frameless is collaborating with the National Portrait Gallery to launch its first immersive touring art exhibition which ...

the Jane Austen House is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the famed Pride and Prejudice author’s birth with a series of festivals beginning this month. Grab your best bonnet and get stuck in. 15.