An American rare-book dealer, Rebecca Romney, has managed it, by searching where Austen’s secrets lie hidden in plain sight: ...

By chance, Romney, a rare-books collector, comes upon a 1778 novel by a woman who turns out to have been one of Jane Austen’s ...

“Jane Austen’s Bookshelf” contends that virtually every part ... There are clues throughout her work that she read widely, not only enjoying many female novelists who preceded her but often ...

A rare-book dealer traces the books that Austen admired. Many were by women writers who were the literary stars of their day.

Romney vividly communicates her sometimes surprised enjoyment of the works that shaped Austen, finding them in some ways ...

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 among famous ...

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?

“When all Pride and Prejudice, all Interests and Designs, being submitted to the Honour of God, and the Discharge of our Duty,” an anonymous clergyman wrote in 1734, “the Holy Scriptures shall again ...

The 46-year-old from London is a Janeite – a term used to characterize devotees of Jane Austen’s work. The mum-of-two has inhabited her world – by dressing dressing up in Regency-style ...

This San Diego publisher of classic titles uses data and trendspotting to catch readers attention. Here’s how it is marking ...

JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE follows Agathe (Rutherford) a hopelessly clumsy yet charming young woman who works in the ...

Celebrate the brilliant mind behind your favourite classics with Jane Austen’s 250th birthday. Born on December 16, 1775, ...