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.

The exhibit is part of a city-wide programme celebrating the 250th anniversary of the author's birth. It focuses on the ...

There was also a display marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen, featuring rare items from Austen’s House and the Royal Collection Trust. The Queen said her current Reading ...

Author Curtis Sittenfeld set out to update the classic work to 21st century Cincinnati… By Michael Chwe UCLA Professor Michael Chwe believes reading Jane Austen, as this man does in Bath ...

"It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began. - Elizabeth Bennett, "Pride and Prejudice" I feel the same way about Jane Austen that Elizabeth felt about Mr. Darcy. I didn't ...

In addition to this event, the Special Collections department of Kelvin Smith Library has an exhibition entitled Jane Austen's Library ... February 4th through May 30 in the Special Collections ...

Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th with a new six-day walking tour through Bath and Hampshire, complete with immersive literary ...

NY's Unterberg Poetry Center will present a celebration of beloved author Jane Austen on Thursday, March 27, with a dramatic ...

Jane Austen’s House – a museum in Chawton ... Among the festival’s unique performances is Reading Aloud: An Evening of Sense and Sensibility, echoing Austen’s tradition of reading her ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jennifer Egan will be part of an all-star lineup that will celebrate Jane Austen, 250 years ...