On the novelist's 250th birthday, a UVA English professor explains why Austen's vivid characters and universal themes ...

Most of us are familiar with the works of Regency author Jane Austen, whether we have read one of her six classic novels or ...

Her books like Pride and Prejudice and Emma were written hundreds of years ago, but have themes that still resonate in today's society.

The case of the Coughing Major seems to me to be the seed that planted the great artificial tree of True Grift, a genre that ...

Tuesday marks 250 years since Jane Austen's birth, and despite much scrutiny, we're still in the dark about the novelist's ...

Harings says Lizzie is her favorite Austen character. "She has such sharp, sarcastic wit and she's so self-confident, despite ...

The novels’ gentlemen are exemplars for modern men, according to Joseph Wurtz, dean of students at Benedictine College. He ...

If you are reading these words today, I can almost guarantee that you know the name “Jane Austen”. You don’t have to be an ...

Enduring romances such as "Pride and Prejudice," "Sense and Sensibility," and "Emma" made the British writer one of the ...

The beloved author of “Pride and Prejudice” was born on Dec. 16, 1775. Here are some ways to join in the festivities.

Ahead of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, The Other Bennet Sister cast reflects on why the author’s work still captivates ...

Jane Austen is widely regarded as the writer whose works defined “novels of manners” due to her treatment of ordinary people in their day-to-day lives. This year marks the 250th anniversary of her bir ...