The portrait of novelist Jane Austen by James Andrews (Laura Lean/PA) Shortly after Austen died at the age of 41 in 1817, her sister Cassandra Austen burnt some of her letters – meaning there ...

The portrait of novelist Jane Austen by James Andrews (Laura Lean/PA) Shortly after Austen died at the age of 41 in 1817, her sister Cassandra Austen burnt some of her letters – meaning there are gaps ...

Bridget Jones creator Helen Fielding says that the voice of Jane Austen is “so strong and funny and perceptive” that authors have continued to copy and steal it for their own work. She is ...

Coming up: the Frick Collection's reopening, a dazzling exhibit in the Guggenheim's rotunda, a spotlight on Brooklyn artists, a feature on Jane Austen and lots more.

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“The initial inspiration for my second exhibition was the 1782 portrait of Mary Delany by ... the next exhibition at No. 1. will pair Jane Austen with a contemporary writer (The Most Tiresome ...

The best theatre to catch this spring.

The April festival will also with Julie Delpy's "Meet the Barbarians" and close with Daniel Minahan's "On Swift Horses." ...