Austen died in July 1817. Her 41 years spanned wild economic times. The first income tax arrived in 1799. Trading in slaves ...

“You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone for ...

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

But even though Austen's big day is being celebrated throughout 2025, it’s really 2026 that appears to be her year. While a ...

The sixth episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail explores whether Austen was happy, through the pages of Persuasion.

Jane Austen is widely regarded as the writer whose works defined “novels of manners” due to her treatment of ordinary people in their day-to-day lives. This year marks the 250th anniversary of her bir ...

For Janeites around the globe, the 250th anniversary of the English author’s birth is cause for elaborate celebrations. Credit...Video by Caroline Gutman For The New York Times Supported by By Sarah ...

Seventh President of Lucy Cavendish College, Honorary Fellow of Lucy Cavendish and Newnham Colleges, University of Cambridge; University of Aberdeen Jane Austen’s Paper Trail is a podcast from The ...

Why do the works of Jane Austen still hold so much appeal 250 years after her birth? We ask members of the Jane Austen Society of North America as well as writers Sandra Cisneros and Brandon Taylor.

It was January 1801 when Jane Austen moved to Bath. Considered a spinster at the grand age of 25, she followed her family as they left the countryside for the southwestern city, where her parents had ...

From 'Pride & Prejudice' to 'Clueless,' these book-to-screen classics would make the beloved British novelist proud Emily Krauser is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE since 2022.

Marisa is a Senior News Author for Collider. She graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2018 after majoring in Creative Writing with a minor in Folk Studies. She grew up in Kentucky and ...