Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth—and it is being celebrated with new books, events, and a special ...

While Jane Austen is best known for skewering the vagaries of romantic love in her novels, there is another, equally complicated and meaningful type of relationship that runs through them, too — that ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Masterpiece’s latest period drama introduces audiences to a lesser-known Austen: Jane's sister Cassandra.

Jane Austen’s closest confidante was her older sister, Cassandra. The two women—who were almost three years apart—wrote numerous letters to each other, sharing their innermost thoughts, feelings and ...

A 19th-century miniature portrait of Jane Austen by an anonymous artist The Morgan Library and Museum On Jane Austen’s tombstone in Winchester Cathedral in England, no mention is made of her ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Jane Austen interest is reaching a fever pitch as we near the 250th ...

Decades after Jane Austen’s death in 1817, her older sister Cassandra burned nearly all of the author’s correspondence, much to the consternation of future fans and historians. Why were thousands of ...

Keeley Hawes, who stars as Cassandra Austen in the BBC drama, and director Aisling Walsh chime in on the debate along with writer Andrea Gibb who calls the show “a feminist piece.” By Georg Szalai ...

Three rare Jane Austen-related treasures are hitting the auction block this October as part of a special sale dedicated to creative women from across history, courtesy of Sotheby’s New York. The ...

Austen wrote the letter to her older sister on April 11, 1805, from Bath. Sotheby's Jane Austen’s closest confidante was her older sister, Cassandra. The two women—who were almost three years ...