Jane Austen was born 250 years ago on Dec. 16, 1775. Her fifth great-niece, Caroline Jane Knight, speaks with PEOPLE about ...

This year marks the English novelist's 250th birthday. Her hundreds of surviving letters—both real and fictional—offer ...

Harvard professor Deidre Shauna Lynch told GBH's Under the Radar that Austen's lasting legacy is partly because her books transcend beyond the era and geography in which they were written.

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Harings says Lizzie is her favorite Austen character. "She has such sharp, sarcastic wit and she's so self-confident, despite ...

Jane Austen’s fifth great-niece, Caroline Jane Knight, recently shared the reason why fans still relate to her ideas.While ...

Caroline Jane Knight explains why Jane Austen’s writing and characters remain relevant 250 years after her birth ...

On the novelist's 250th birthday, a UVA English professor explains why Austen's vivid characters and universal themes ...

From a young age Jane Austen harboured lofty writerly ambitions. Her early works, known as juvenilia, are diverse in subject ...

Happy birthday, Jane Austen! The beloved novelist, famous for writing Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield ...

The beloved author of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ was born on Dec. 16, 1775. Here are some ways to join in the festivities ...