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A new PBS 'Masterpiece' series uses Austen's sister Cassandra as a window into the lives of unmarried Regency women ...
Jane Austen's older sister, Cassandra, disposed hundreds of letters between the two after Jane's death. But what secrets did ...
Author Gill Hornby and executive producer Christine Langan spoke about adapting Hornby's novel for television and why readers ...
The 10 best romance novels of all time have been revealed, and the list includes books by the likes of Jane Austen, Nicholas ...
Adaptations of the author’s wise and witty novels have long entertained film and TV audiences. This year—the 250th ...
Masterpiece's new historical drama Miss Austen is an uneven exploration of the life of the less famous sister of Jane Austen.
Anointed “the queen of British telly” overseas, the actress leads a series about Austen’s prim older sister, who torched most ...
A poignant four-part 'Masterpiece' drama focuses on Jane Austen's devoted sister Cassandra (Keeley Hawes), who years after ...
Her content ranges from quirky experiments like "I tried eating like a Victorian child" to more traditional book reviews. ...
In “Miss Austen,” though, she’s humanized as a deeply devoted sister who just wanted to keep Jane’s most unfiltered thoughts ...
Most of Jane Austen’s correspondence was burned after her death. This PBS Masterpiece series speculates as to why.
Masterpiece’ presents a four-part drama about Jane Austen and her elder sister, Cassandra, who burned the bulk of the ...