While Jane Austen is best known for skewering the vagaries of romantic love in her novels, there is another, equally complicated and meaningful type of relationship that runs through them, too — that ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." This year marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth—and it is being celebrated with new books, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Masterpiece’s latest period drama introduces audiences to a lesser-known Austen: Jane's sister Cassandra.

Keeley Hawes, who stars as Cassandra Austen in the BBC drama, and director Aisling Walsh chime in on the debate along with writer Andrea Gibb who calls the show “a feminist piece.” By Georg Szalai ...

The final episode of Miss Austen completes the story of why Cassandra burned her sister’s letters. It wasn’t because she was jealous, but because she wanted to protect Eliza’s memory. Caution: This ...

Austen wrote the letter to her older sister on April 11, 1805, from Bath. Sotheby's Jane Austen’s closest confidante was her older sister, Cassandra. The two women—who were almost three years ...

A new exhibition at Britain's National Archives features a letter to Elizabeth I, Jane Austen's will and a plea to free Oscar ...

Three rare Jane Austen-related treasures are hitting the auction block this October as part of a special sale dedicated to creative women from across history, courtesy of Sotheby’s New York. The ...