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WATCH: Old photo album provides link between Jane Austen's nieces and Donegal

A photograph album dating from the mid-1800s highlights a link between Donegal and three nieces of the author Jane Austen. The album, which came from America, was bought on eBay by Karen Levers, and has been described as a “gem”. She was interested ...

19 Feb 2022 at 12:33

Camilla tours Jane Austen’s home and sees Mr Darcy’s famous white shirt

The Duchess of Cornwall was left disappointed when a tour of Jane Austen’s former home featured Mr Darcy’s famous shirt – but no Colin Firth. Firth’s brooding depiction of the aloof romantic hero, in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride And Prejudice, ...

06 Apr 2022 at 15:25

Ex-student told to read classics after terror conviction ‘enjoyed Shakespeare’

An ex-student who was told to read classic literature after being convicted of a terrorism offence has told the sentencing judge he “enjoyed Shakespeare more than Jane Austen”. Ben John, who police described as a white supremist with a neo-Nazi ...

06 Jan 2022 at 12:55

Rose Leslie and Keeley Hawes to star in BBC adaptation of Miss Austen

Rose Leslie and Keeley Hawes are to star in a BBC adaptation of Gill Hornby’s best-selling novel Miss Austen. The four-part drama, adapted by Andrea Gibb, started filming in the UK last month and looks into the literary mystery around when ...

07 Dec 2023 at 22:31

Jane Austen novels could fetch over £100,000 at auction

A set of five first edition Jane Austen novels could sell for more than £100,000 when they are sold at auction. The books were bought by a UK-based private collector in the 1970s and 1980s for a total of around £5,000. They are now due to ...

07 Dec 2022 at 13:12

Minister supports calls to address issue of gender bias in English literature

A minister has supported calls to address the issue of gender bias in English literature, after MPs were told that just 2% of pupils studied a female author at GCSE. Commons Leader Lucy Powell said more young people should be studying ...

13 Sept 2024 at 08:50

Bridget Jones author says Jane Austen’s voice still so strong writers ‘steal it’

Bridget Jones creator Helen Fielding says that the voice of Jane Austen is “so strong and funny and perceptive” that authors have continued to copy and steal it for their own work. She is among famous faces including Green Wing star ...

25 Feb 2025 at 11:27

Olivia Colman and Emma Corrin to star in Pride And Prejudice series on Netflix

Olivia Colman, Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden will star in a Netflix adaptation of Pride And Prejudice. Oscar-winning actress Colman, 51, will play Mrs Bennet, the mother of Elizabeth Bennet (Corrin), who meets single, rich, and proud ...

10 Apr 2025 at 18:47

Entertainment

Marisa Abela and Harris Dickinson star in Audible Pride And Prejudice adaption

Marisa Abela and Harris Dickinson are to star in an Audible audiobook adaption of Jane Austen’s Pride And Prejudice. Bafta winner Abela, who stars in BBC Two drama Industry, will play romantic heroine Elizabeth Bennet, while ...

04 Jun 2025 at 14:00

News

Jane Austen would be annoyed women still do not have equality – Lucy Worsley

A TV historian has said she thinks Jane Austen would be disappointed that women do not have equality in 2025. Lucy Worsley was speaking at Austen’s birthplace in Steventon, Hampshire, at a country fair to mark 250 years ...

07 Jul 2025 at 06:45

Life

The best books to watch out for in 2025

Romantasy, Second World War anniversary recollections and a celebration of Jane Austen are likely to be among the hot book trends of 2025. “Romance has been absolutely huge this year, particularly what we call spicy ...

17 Dec 2024 at 09:03

Statue of Jane Austen unveiled to mark 250th anniversary of her birth

A statue of novelist Jane Austen has been unveiled in the grounds of Winchester Cathedral to mark the 250th anniversary of her birth. A celebratory service was held at the Hampshire cathedral prior to the unveiling ...

16 Oct 2025 at 18:01

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