Finding a home — not a man — is the novel’s central theme, but Austen also rips into centuries-old ideas about blood, birth ...
An anthology celebrating the enduring influence of Jane Austen is being launched at a special event. Encounters with Jane Austen, edited by Cheryl Robson, will be launched at Chawton House on October ...
The television drama that revived Jane Austen’s popularity for a new generation three decades ago has been celebrated at Jane ...
"People today can read these novels and say, ‘This woman is speaking to me,'" Lizzie Dunford, the director of Jane Austen’s ...
Her Majesty has visited Chatsworth House for ‘The Queen’s Reading Room Festival’ which is now in its third year. During the ...
The likeness of Jane Bennet was so great that Austen wrote a letter home about the Pride and Prejudice lookalike.
Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, where the author spent the last eight years of her life, and De Montfort University are marking 30 years since the first broadcast of the BBC’s iconic Pride and ...
One of the English novelist's poems and a first edition of her book "Emma" are also up for grabs during an upcoming Sotheby's sale ...
Brits are being urged to have a look through their wallets in case they find rare £5 notes that could be worth a small fortune. Back in 2016, micro-engraver Graham Short created 10 special £5 notes, ...
Ahem, man in breeches,” says the PR with a slight nod as I sign the visitors’ book at Cosprop, the storied north London ...
A rare £5 note which could be worth up to £20,000 was last used in the Midlands. Micro-engraver Graham Short produced ten distinctive £5 notes in 2016. Each featured minuscule portraits, with every ...