To make a forced and artificial division, we might say that there exist Jane Austen novels of youth and folly: Emma and Northanger Abbey. The novels of coming-of-age and responsibility: Sense and ...

As reviews go, "everyone involved should be in prison" is pretty harsh. But that was one of many deeply disappointed reviews of Persuasion, Netflix's adaptation of the Jane Austen classic. For many ...

If the popularity of an author were to be based on how frequently their work has been adapted, Jane Austen would certainly be among the most prominent. New adaptations often prompt me to return to the ...

If I had based my feelings about Netflix's Persuasion purely on Twitter discourse and reviews, I'd think it was going to be way, way more glib and way... worse. The new adaptation of Jane Austen's ...

Anne Elliot, the heroine of Jane Austen’s book Persuasion, is a woman of strong feelings. The persistent, if muted, sadness Anne suffers at the start of the novel is certainly all-encompassing, as is ...

To coincide with the 250th birthday of author Jane Austen, The Company Theatre of Rochester will present an adaptation of her novel PERSUASION December 5-21 at their new home at 28 Lawn St. downtown ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While it's certainly not surprising to see the Bennet parents and all four of Elizabeth's sisters ...

Given that happy endings in Jane Austen’s novels chiefly revolve around a love match with the desired hero, some might conclude that as Austen remained a lifelong spinster, happiness must have eluded ...