Roger Michell's Persuasion is based on Jane Austen's last novel of the same name, published in 1817. The film follows Anne Elliot (Root), a 27-year-old who has already been through heartbreak. In ...

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 mo ...

In her biography of Jane Austen, Claire Tomalin notes a mention in one of Jane's letters of ‘talking with my fingers’, which suggests she learnt deaf and dumb sign language, presumably to communicate ...

BBC and PBS Masterpiece’s Miss Austen is a sweet adaption of Gill Hornby’s novel of the same name. The four-parter features an ensemble cast in a reimagining of the life of Jane Austen (played ...