there wasn't enough information to create a biography that would have brought her new readers and new generations as is what happened with Jane Austen. Samuel Johnson was a giant of English ...

In “Jane Austen’s Bookshelf,” however ... In the 1880s, the poet Christina Rossetti had wanted to write a biography of the bestselling Gothic novelist Ann Radcliffe. But even with the ...

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

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 ...

Meet the woman who lives like Jane Austen - from dressing in Regency-style ... She has read all her works, watched every ...

Lucy Worsley, who is the author of Jane Austen At Home: A Biography, will join you on the four-day break. Austen lived in Bath between 1801 and 1806, and Lucy will join you on a Jane Austen-themed ...

Jane Austen’s Bookshelf ... Audre Lorde by Alexis Pauline Gumbs In this non-traditional and multifaceted biography, poet Alexis Pauline Gumbs combed through Audre Lorde’s manuscript archives ...

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We all know our share of powerful women. From mothers and grandmothers to teachers and leaders, the women in our lives shape us in ways both big and small. Their strength and wisdom are inspiring, and ...

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 September, the ...