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Double check your knowledge of Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice, as well as the screen adaptations, with these trivia questions.
On the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, Janeites still lament the loss of her unpublished words. Of the thousands of rumoured letters to Austen’s friends and family once in existence ...
Both the show, and the book it was based upon, Gill Hornby's 2020 novel, Miss Austen, lightly suggest a motive for Cassandra’s actions. Still, the historical mystery remains pressing for scholars. Why ...
Sure, you’re familiar with Cassandra Austen, but what about Mary, Isabella, or Eliza? Here’s how everyone’s connected in the Masterpiece show.
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is for the book lovers, not the romance lovers. Written and directed by Laura Piani, this French romantic comedy joins the ever-growing roster of Austen-inspired movies.
From "bonnets and balls" to "handsome chaps in want of a wife", "Miss Austen" has all the trappings of a Jane Austen adaptation, said Anita Singh in The Telegraph.
In “Jane Austen’s Bookshelf,” a rare-book collector sets out to “investigate” a group of overlooked female writers. ... “Literary trivia is my joy and my currency,” she tells the reader.
Ms. Byrne is the author of “The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things” and “The Genius of Jane Austen.” If “Pride and Prejudice” is the most joyful and life-affirming of Jane Austen ...