An American rare-book dealer, Rebecca Romney, has managed it, by searching where Austen’s secrets lie hidden in plain sight: ...
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 ...
Jane Austen’s Bookshelf’ presents women whose writing Austen admired — and how modern author Rebecca Romney found them.
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?
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 ...
“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 ...
This San Diego publisher of classic titles uses data and trendspotting to catch readers attention. Here’s how it is marking ...
Celebrate the brilliant mind behind your favourite classics with Jane Austen’s 250th birthday. Born on December 16, 1775, ...
It's a truth universally acknowledged that the Regency writer Jane Austen continues to inspire in this her 250th anniversary ...
JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE follows Agathe (Rutherford) a hopelessly clumsy yet charming young woman who works in the ...