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.

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

This article was first published in 2020. We are republishing it now to mark the 30th anniversary of Ang Lee’s Oscar-winning ...