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.

James Edward Austen-Leigh did publish the first full biography of his aunt with the ... from fact in its depiction of an incident in Jane’s life in the early 1800s. She may have met a young ...

Literary-lovers can step back in time to Regency England on Country Living's exclusive trip to Bath with TV historian Lucy Worsley in June. During the exclusive break, which takes place in Jane Austen ...

the publisher asks. November is about Austen, the person. “Since National Author’s Day is November 1st, let’s take a dive into a biography about Jane, or even her own letters.” In ...

Cassandra (Keeley Hawes) sets out to protect her sister’s (and her own) past, lest her private correspondence and intimate history become part of the official Jane Austen biography. But ...

The former Vanity Fair editor reflects on an era’s power moves and expense-account adventures in a new memoir.