Examining Austen as a radical genius misunderstands her art and misrepresents the imperial culture that she was part of.

All of Austen’s leading men are rich, which certainly helps to intensify their charms. But that’s not everything.

The film is called Jane Austen Wrecked My Life and it tells the story of struggling writer Agathe, played by Camille ...

Although many women writers were critiquing society in the 18th century, hardly any of them were considered satirists.

December 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Regency author Jane Austen, an occasion being marked around the ...

To mark the 250th anniversary of one of England’s most beloved and iconic novelists, The Folio Society is releasing a ...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a novel written by Jane Austen must be in want of an adaptation. Or several. Two hundred and fifty years after Austen was born, and with Ang Lee’s Sense and ...

Jane Austen’s Regency-era novels may seem worlds apart from present-day Bangladesh, but her insights into class, gender, and the marriage market remain startlingly relevant in a Bangladeshi society ...

Donald Trump asked Emma Thompson on a date, the Oscar-winning actor revealed at Locarno Film Festival. “A phone rang in my ...

The classic Regency novel is currently being turned into a six-part series for Netflix with a star-studded cast. Here's ...

Felicity Kendal will read extracts from Austen's letters, notebooks and novels, with the selection curated by internationally ...

Sonam Kapoor's Aisha, which released on this day in 2010, offered a rare Bollywood literary adaptation - reimagining Jane Austen’s Emma within the glossy, fashion-forward world of post-liberalisation ...