Anne Rouyer, a supervising librarian for young adults at the New York Public Library, is smitten with Jane Austen’s Persuasion, which she calls “Austen at her most hopeful and romantic.” The book ...

Lawyers love Jane Austen, disproportionately—often rabidly—so. A leading London jurist once memorably quipped of his devotion: “I read all six of Austen’s books every year, because if I ...

This Bafta-award-winning film is based on Austen’s 1817 novel of the same name. From director Roger Michell, it stars Amanda Root as Anne Elliott and Ciaran Hinds as her lover, Captain Frederick ...

"What Janeites have in common is a love, an obsession, with Jane Austen," said Deborah Yaffe, author of the 2013 book "Among the Janeites ... is due out sometime late this year or early next.

Author and Austen fan Sharmini Kumar. Sophia Croft in Persuasion has a naval captain ... by the magnificent Fiona Shaw in 1995 (a very good year for Austen adaptations). I appreciate Fanny Price ...

Sidmouth holds a special connection to the author Jane Austen. Some historians believe she may have met the love of her life there during a family holiday in 1801. Sidmouth features in her novel ...

“Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is the blueprint for romantic comedy – it has been a joy to delve back into its pages to find both familiar and fresh ways of bringing this beloved book to lif ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Books. Followed categories ... Author and Austen fan Sharmini Kumar. Sophia Croft in Persuasion has a naval captain for a brother and an admiral for a husband ...

Book-to-screen adaptations can be divisive; look no further than Netflix’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s seminal novel Persuasion. But they can also ... It follows the spoils of Sherlock’s 14-year-old ...