An engraving of Jane Austen from 1873GeorgiosArt/Gett Images To make a forced and artificial division, we might say that there exist Jane Austen novels of youth and folly: Emma and Northanger Abbey.

Love, for Jane Austen, had more to do with understanding than fantasy. She rarely gave her characters perfect endings without some mess first. That’s part of what makes her writing feel grounded. On ...

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 ...

Jane Austen’s novels might thrive on the enemies to lovers trope, but Twitter isn’t quite at the lovers stage when it comes to Netflix’s adaptation of Persuasion, starring Dakota Johnson. The ...

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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 ...