Among Austen’s close contemporaries, Walter Scott – now little read or adapted – was seen as inestimably more worthy, not ...
This year marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth and, as celebrations get under way across the country, we remember her impact ...
Her essay was just one of many that would bring into question and then rewrite the received biography. And with this rewriting came the desire to know exactly why Jane Austen had remained single. The ...
In “Jane Austen’s Bookshelf,” rare-book dealer Rebecca Romney discovers overlooked women authors who inspired the famous ...
Jane Austen is a lifestyle!” a young woman wearing a Pemberley slogan sweater tells me over Zoom, her passion palpable ...
When it comes to Jane Austen-inspired books and movies, Helen Fielding’s book-turned-movie “Bridget Jones’s Diary” is one of the most recognizable. Not only did the novel help shape the modern ...
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Curious, she decided to look deeper and discovered that Jane Austen probably got the title “Pride and Prejudice” from a phrase in Burney’s second novel, “Cecilia.” Romney, an Austen ...
On a rainy evening in Santa Barbara, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life opened the 40th Santa Barbara Film Festival. A line of umbrellas stretched along the Arlington Theatre, protecting an audience eager to ...
The author is best remembered for her bold, witty heroines like Lizzie Bennet, a rarity at the time, but one of Austen’s best ...
Dog Man repeated as champion at the weekend box office as newcomers Heart Eyes and Love Hurts got off to a slow start with big tentpole movies on the horizon. New movies in theaters - Heart Eyes ...