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Laura Piani's amiable new romance is weighed down by all its allusions and borrowings — and ultimately fails to deliver on ...
Part marriage plot, part novel about novels, “Northanger Abbey” is Austen’s strangest—and perhaps most underappreciated—work.
Let’s begin with the obvious: if you title your play Emma, I’m going to assume we’re doing Emma. You know—Emma, Emma. Jane Austen’s Emma. Miss Woodhouse, Knightley, all that matchmaking nonsense. The ...
The perils of romance, embarrassing families, self-knowledge and love – all wrapped up in a good dose of social satire – are ...
Do you think, as Oliver does, that Jane Austen is overrated and limited in scope? People who say that didn’t read her. It’s a posture. It’s soo good. Emma is the only character who is ...
From Clueless to Bridget Jones, Jane Austen's influence is everywhere - but which of her novels are the most popular?
This three-part series celebrates the life and legacy of Jane Austen and is now available to stream on BBC iPlayer ...
The BBC has released a brand-new drama that Jane Austen ... explores Austen's groundbreaking work and personal journey. It follows how she created some of the most enduring characters in ...
In the 250th anniversary of her birth, it would seem that every new generation wants its own adaptation of Jane Austen ... While creating flawed characters, though, Austen reserved her most ...
One of the highlights of my year so far was talking to the brilliant Jane Austen biographer Paula Byrne at the Althorp ...
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” which opens at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center on Friday, May 30, is not a period piece. It ...
A new take on Jane Austen is in theaters this month, contending with the author and her work. The French rom-com “Jane Austen ...