As Jane Austen turns 250, a definitive ranking of her novels and why the true power of Austen is still to be found in her written work ...

In a discussion hosted by 'New Yorker' writer Alexandra Schwartz at New York’s 92nd Street Y on March 27, authors Jennifer ...

The 19th-century novelist Jane Austen helped define literature ... culture savants largely unfamiliar with the writer. While all of Austen’s works take place in the Regency era when they were ...

On a special episode (first released on March 13, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: There are few writers who have as devoted a following as celebrated English novelist Jane Austen, author of classics ...

But 200 years later, everyone knows Jane Austen. She’s not just a writer, she’s a cult ... after which her works were largely forgotten. She earned only £600 (now less than £20,000) from ...

A rare-book dealer traces the books that Austen admired. Many were by women writers who were the literary stars of their day.

Written by Linda Harrison ... of the facts we learned about the author’s life and works. Jane’s father, the Reverend George Austen, influenced her passion for literature, allowing her access ...

Austen’s natural preoccupation with women’s social and economic standing chimes with the feminist times. “It remains so thoroughly relevant,” says South African writer, activist and ...

We tend to think of Jane ... is that Austen didn’t spring out of the grassy fields of the English countryside as a fully formed bestseller machine. There are clues throughout her work that ...

The 250th anniversary of Jane ... eclipsed by Austen’s until late in the 19th century. American rare books dealer Rebecca Romney offers a lively, personal account of collecting works by, and ...

A LECTURE will explore the rise of Jane Austen to literary superstardom in Evesham. Presented by Annalie Talent, the talk will delve into Austen's journey to global fame, despite initial anonymity and ...