There are few writers who have as devoted a following as celebrated novelist Jane Austen. But is she really the “first” great English female author?

A rare-book dealer traces the books that Austen admired. Many were by women writers who were the literary stars of their day.

An American rare-book dealer, Rebecca Romney, has managed it, by searching where Austen’s secrets lie hidden in plain sight: ...

Jane Austen’s Bookshelf’ presents women whose writing Austen admired — and how modern author Rebecca Romney found them.

And, if you ask the Austen fan in your life about what they’re looking for in a romantic partner, it’s likely they’ll name at ...

By chance, Romney, a rare-books collector, comes upon a 1778 novel by a woman who turns out to have been one of Jane Austen’s ...

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Now they've unveiled a new trailer for Miss Austen. The four-part miniseries is based on the novel by Gill Hornby and follows ...

Jessica Bull has been in love with the writer ever since the first episode of Pride and Prejudiced aired on the BBC in 1995.

Celebrate the brilliant mind behind your favourite classics with Jane Austen’s 250th birthday. Born on December 16, 1775, ...