Museums in the UK hold all sorts of Austen memorabilia but it’s on the streets of Delhi, where the balance of power tips and shifts, that her spirit seems truly present ...

With "Jane Austen Wrecked My Life," writer-director Laura Piani delivers a rom-com tailor-made for Austen devotees that centers on a modern-day echo of "Persuasion"’s Anne Elliot, a woman named ...

Critics Pick ‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’ Review: A Delectable Modern Rom-Com Reassesses the Appeal of Past Love Stories Great novels, like so many French movies, set unrealistic expectations ...

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice begins with one of the most famous—and ironically misunderstood—opening lines in English literature. While it seems to reflect the male gaze, the novel’s sharp wit ...

Austen balls sold out Hundreds of people are expected to don period costume and stroll through the elegant Georgian streets of Bath in September for the annual 10-day Jane Austen Festival. Austen ...

Austen lived for several years in the southwestern city, where she set her novels "Persuasion" and "Northanger Abbey". A series of balls are planned, based around Austen's novels, with tickets ...

She makes no claim to completeness for her book, What Jane Austen’s Characters Read (And Why), nor does she promise “an understanding of Jane Austen that will overturn all previous readings”. Instead, ...

Although the 2022 adaptation of Persuasion largely fails because of its puzzling desire to modernize Austen's text, Jarvis is among the few aspects that work mainly because he plays Wentworth as a ...

Austen’s model reader will get all her jokes, and will understand all the quotes and passing references 21st-century readers will puzzle over (and possibly google), or pass over without a second ...

Lucy Lord MBE, a decorated obstetrician who is also the founder and executive chair of mental health charity Mind HK, reveals the Jane Austen book that she has read over and over again for 50 years.