The Olivier Award-winning actress on making the jump from the West End to primetime TV in BBC One’s new period drama, Miss Austen Patsy Ferran and her sister like to share a joke: that they are ...

Cassandra Austen is one of English literature’s most notorious vandals. Towards the end of her life, in an act of near incomprehensible sabotage, the elder Austen sister burnt swathes of ...

Acclaimed author Jane Austen will be turning 250 this year with plenty of celebrations taking place across Britain to mark the life and works of the Pride and Prejudice writer. Along with the ...

Esteemed novelist Jane Austen will be commemorated on her 250th birthday this year, with a host of festivities planned across the UK to honour the Pride and Prejudice author's life and literary ...

DANIELLE Parkinson aka DJ Dani is best known for her work in radio broadcast production, event management and advertising. But there is one little known fact about Parkinson — she is a history ...

Celebrations are set to take place across Britain this year to mark the 250th birthday of acclaimed author Jane Austen, known for her works such as Pride and Prejudice. The BBC will also be airing ...

In the world of classical fiction, author Jane Austen's legacy continues to be felt today. Not only did the novelist pen the likes of Pride & Prejudice, Emma and Mansfield Park, but her works have ...

A new drama series which is “a fascinating, witty and heart-breaking story of sisterly love” is coming to the BBC this February. The drama comes 250 years since the birth of famous author Jane ...

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 ...

Austen is one of the greatest writers in the English language, but relatively little is known about her. And that's partly because of an act that infuriates many to this day – which is the ...

Anybody who has had the temerity to write about Jane Austen is aware of two facts: First, that of all great writers she is the most difficult to catch in the act of greatness; second, that there ...

The combination of Jane Austen and MASTERPIECE is always a reason for celebration! Find out about the new period drama Miss Austen coming to MASTERPIECE on PBS, get details on the cast ...