How might it change our image of the author? And what might the portrait reveal about Jane Austen and her world? Martha Kearney seeks answers as she follows Dr Byrne on her quest.
The portrait was long-believed to be that of Lady Jane Grey, but after 300 years its attribution was rejected Experts believe they have uncovered enough evidence to suggest a Tudor-era portrait ...
The daughter of a clergyman, Austen anonymously published four novels in her lifetime with modest success, but she wrote seven in total and left another two unfinished when she died at the age of 41.
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