On Jan. 28, 1813, Jane Austen published “Pride and Prejudice,”introducing the public to the captivating story of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. Even today, the novel remains timeless with ...

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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 ...

Caroline Jane Knight, the fifth great niece of the beloved author, speaks with PEOPLE about launching the nonprofit to spread literacy around the world Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant ...

In the last three years, Sonja Strathearn started making her own costumes for Jane Austen conventions. She said the conventions are like an exhibition for artists. “You're creating the items, but then ...

There are so many Jane Austen adaptations for film and TV that it’s hard to keep up. But which ones are any good? To celebrate 250 years since the author was born, what better time is there to cast an ...

This year marks the English novelist’s 250th birthday. Her hundreds of surviving letters—both real and fictional—offer valuable insights into her imaginative wit and enduring appeal Ellen Wexler - ...

Why do I reread Jane Austen’s novels? I appreciate how the heroines exhibit grace and virtue during life’s joys and trials. These timeless tales are perfectly paired with a batch of scones and a good ...

COMMENTARY: The 1995 BBC version of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ manifests the enduring power of the celebrated British novelist’s work. Mr. and Mrs. Darcy (Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth) in 1995 BBC version ...

In 1811, Thomas Egerton, who primarily printed military texts, published a novel about two sisters and their widowed mother, “Sense and Sensibility.” It was written anonymously, “by a lady.” More than ...

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 ...

Jane Austen wrote just six novels in her short life. Yet, 250 years after her birth, her work continues to impact literature and pop culture around the world. Each of her novels — “Sense and ...