This year marks the English novelist's 250th birthday. Her hundreds of surviving letters—both real and fictional—offer ...

December 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of novelist Jane Austen, who was born in southern England in 1775. Her ...

Harvard professor Deidre Shauna Lynch told GBH's Under the Radar that Austen's lasting legacy is partly because her books transcend beyond the era and geography in which they were written.

On the novelist's 250th birthday, a UVA English professor explains why Austen's vivid characters and universal themes ...

With "Jane Austen Wrecked My Life," writer-director Laura Piani delivers a rom-com tailor-made for Austen devotees that centers on a modern-day echo of "Persuasion"’s Anne Elliot, a woman named Agathe ...

Harings says Lizzie is her favorite Austen character. "She has such sharp, sarcastic wit and she's so self-confident, despite ...

Agathe’s life is stagnant. She bikes to work at a bookshop. She tries to write. She tries to forget about the accident. She has no lover and no prospects — until she is invited to the Jane Austen ...

The beloved author of “Pride and Prejudice” was born on Dec. 16, 1775. Here are some ways to join in the festivities.

If you’re somebody who dabbles in the creative side of things, you’re often inspired by the greats who came before you. Sometimes you may be such a huge fan of somebody’s work that they inspire your ...

Camille Rutherford stars as a would-be romance writer who works at a Paris bookstore in Jane Austen Wrecked My Life. (Sony Pictures Classics) On the stock exchange of literary acclaim, reputations ...

Laura Piani's fresh rom-com about a love-challenged French writer is more "Persuasion" than "Emma," but still finds its own pains and pleasures with ease. Agathe Robinson is beset by two classic ...

From a puzzle and fresh-scented candle to a Pride and Prejudice-inspired recipe book, these souvenirs are bound to put a ...