Tuesday marks 250 years since Jane Austen's birth, and despite much scrutiny, we're still in the dark about the novelist's cause of death. Austen died in her sister's arms in 1817 at 41 after nearly a ...

Members of the Hampshire Regency Dancers practice dance in Winchester, England, Sept. 10, 2025, ahead of the 10 days Jane Austen Festival starting on Friday. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan) LONDON (AP) — Ellie ...

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.

A special church service has celebrated the enduring legacy of one of England’s most beloved writers. On Tuesday, December 16, visitors gathered at St Nicholas Church in Steventon to mark the 250th ...

Big anniversaries are coming up in 2026: 200 years since the deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, 250 since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, 250 since Adam Smith published “The ...

It might look like a scene from yet another Jane Austen production, but this is no set. The British town of Bath recently held a celebration of the author 250 years after her birth. This historic ...

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In an early scene in Kate Evans’ Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen, she depicts 3-month-old, bundled-up baby Jane being smuggled out through the back door of her family’s large home. The ...

LONDON (AP) — Ellie Potts goes dancing with her friends most weeks. They don’t put on the latest Taylor Swift or Ed Sheeran, though — they much prefer English country dances that were popular more ...

LONDON (AP) -- Ellie Potts goes dancing with her friends most weeks. They don't put on the latest Taylor Swift or Ed Sheeran, though -- they much prefer English country dances that were popular more ...