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Jane Austen: 6 interesting facts about the beloved English author

Two specialists from the Jane Austen Society of North America share intriguing highlights of the author's life, career and ...
The Economist

Jane Austen’s forgotten inspirations

Legions of “Janeites” will spend 2025—the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth—truffle-hunting for undiscovered morsels in the life and work of English literature’s most famous woman author. Amid ...
NPR

Why Jane Austen's works still resonate, 250 years after her birth

Why do the works of Jane Austen still hold so much appeal 250 years after her birth? We ask members of the Jane Austen Society of North America as well as writers Sandra Cisneros and Brandon Taylor.
NPR

'Patchwork' pieces together Jane Austen's personal life

In an early scene in Kate Evans' Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen, she depicts 3-month-old, bundled-up baby Jane being smuggled out through the back door of her family's large home. The ...
The New York Times

The Essential Jane Austen

A peerless chronicler of class and romance, the “Pride and Prejudice” author was never prolific. But her work remains remarkably relevant, more than two centuries after her death. Credit...Portrait by ...
The News Leader

If you love Jane Austen, stop by Waynesboro Public Library in December

If you love reading Jane Austen novels, stop by Waynesboro Public Library to see a special display in honor of Austen's 250th anniversary. "We have created an exhibit featuring a Regency-style gown ...