Jane Austen

Jane Austen's Books Include Some Deeply Underrated Classics

Jul 12, 2022

Jane Austen's Books Include Some Deeply Underrated Classics

The Netflix adaptation of "Persuasion" is bringing one of Jane Austen's less-adapted novels to the screen for the first time as a feature-length film.

Dakota Johnson, Henry Golding, and Cosmo Jarvis Lead Netflix's "Persuasion"

Jun 15, 2022

Dakota Johnson, Henry Golding, and Cosmo Jarvis Lead Netflix's "Persuasion"

Netflix's film adaptation of "Persuasion," starring Dakota Johnson, is gearing up for its summer release.

Dakota Johnson Dodges an Ex and Meets Henry Golding in the "Persuasion" Trailer

Jun 14, 2022

Dakota Johnson Dodges an Ex and Meets Henry Golding in the "Persuasion" Trailer

Netflix's adaptation of Jane Austen's "Persuasion" is almost here.

Our Favorite Parts of "Pride and Prejudice" Made It Into "Fire Island"

Jun 3, 2022

Our Favorite Parts of "Pride and Prejudice" Made It Into "Fire Island"

"Fire Island," the new Hulu rom-com starring and written by Joel Kim Booster, takes the story of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" and maps it onto a group of friends spending a week of vacation on Fire Island, New York's exclusive gay destination.

"Bridgerton" Season 2 References Jane Austen and Shakespeare in Creative Ways

Mar 25, 2022

"Bridgerton" Season 2 References Jane Austen and Shakespeare in Creative Ways

Watching the second season of "Bridgerton," it's clear that the people in charge of creating this sumptuous Regency feast know a lot about their source material.

Book-Lovers, England Is Celebrating Jane Austen and Harry Potter in a BIG Way This Year

Mar 4, 2017

Book-Lovers, England Is Celebrating Jane Austen and Harry Potter in a BIG Way This Year

Avid readers, it's time to book a flight to England.

Obstinate, Headstrong Girls — You'll Fall For These 13 Beautiful Jane Austen Tattoos

Aug 13, 2016

Obstinate, Headstrong Girls — You'll Fall For These 13 Beautiful Jane Austen Tattoos

Jane Austen's relatable stories and audacious characters have been popular for over two centuries.

8 Books Every Pride and Prejudice Fan Should Read

Jan 28, 2016

8 Books Every Pride and Prejudice Fan Should Read

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."

35 Novel Gift Ideas For the Jane Austen Fan

Dec 21, 2015

35 Novel Gift Ideas For the Jane Austen Fan

For hopeless romantics, no novelist captures a dramatic, passionate love story quite like Jane Austen — who would have turned 240 today.

How to Live and Love Like a Jane Austen Heroine

Dec 17, 2015

How to Live and Love Like a Jane Austen Heroine

Jane Austen — whose birthday is today, Dec. 16 — created some of the most rich, complicated female characters in literary history, which is one of the reasons she's so celebrated, even today.

Taxes in the Time of Jane Austen

Mar 11, 2014

Taxes in the Time of Jane Austen

It seems like no matter how far back you go in history, there have always been taxes when there was some sort of currency and governing body involved.