Cassandra burning her sister, Jane Austen's letters, has been avidly discussed among historians and is now dramatised in BBC ...

A fascinating, witty and heart-breaking story of sisterly love, Miss Austen is coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One. Miss Austen takes a literary mystery – Cassandra Austen notoriously burning her ...

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Calling all Janeites, we have your latest obsession as the BBC has just dropped their newest series Miss Austen, following Jane's elder sister Cassandra Austen and her decision to burn her famous ...

The highly anticipated four-part adaptation offers a fresh take on Jane through her relationship with sister Cassandra. Miss Austen premieres Sunday May 4, 2025 at 9/8c only on MASTERPIECE on PBS ...

Bodyguard and The Durrells in Corfu star Keeley Hawes portrays Cassandra Austen, Jane’s sister. The series begins in 1830, 13 years after the death of the writer. One night, Cassandra arrives at ...

and tells the story of Jane Austen's older sister Cassandra. The four-part series goes between two timelines, the first is the "present" timeline in 1840, where Cassandra is visiting the vicarage ...

BBC One's Sunday night historical drama slot has been filled by Miss Austen, telling the story of Jane Austen's beloved elder sister Cassandra with Keeley Hawes in the lead role. Cassandra and Jane ...

But Cassandra’s challenging sister-in-law Mary Austen (W1A star Jessica Hynes) – Isabella’s aunt and Eliza’s sister – also wants the letters. When Cassandra finds the papers, however ...

It is the starting point, too, for Gill Hornby’s 2020 novel Miss Austen, adapted now as a four-part BBC One period drama, and asking the simple question: why did Cassandra Austen destroy so many ...