"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 has always been a part of Caroline Jane Knight's life. As the beloved writer’s fifth great-niece, Knight grew up at Chawton House, the famed estate in Chawton, England owned by Austen’s ...

Although Jane Austen passed away in 1817, her work still captures audiences to this day. The English author is renowned for her witty commentary that examines the English social hierarchy and the ...

In her lifetime, Jane Austen was relatively unknown. The title page of Sense and Sensibility, her first published novel, said simply it was "By a Lady", and her other books also kept her name a secret ...

Dec. 16 marks the 250th birthday of the incomparable Jane Austen. While we can’t honor her with a grand ball at Pemberley or a slice of Bath bun birthday cake, we can celebrate the timeless gifts she ...

Society often links financial success with marriage, assuming wealthy individuals are seeking partners. Jane Austen's famous ...

Ben H. Winters never expected to end up writing collaboration with Jane Austen. In “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters,” Winters take Jane Austen’s 1811 classic novel and infuses it with ...

For two centuries, Jane Austen was filed away as a miniaturist of drawing rooms and marriage plots. The truth about what she ...

Jane Austen fans are celebrating 250 years since the writer's birth with a series of celebrations – including Georgian costume balls, where... Jane Austen fans mark 250 years since the writer's birth ...