Historians rely on Jane Austen’s correspondence as firsthand evidence of her thoughts and relationships. The letters offer clear insight into her personality, showcasing the same sharp humor and ...

The curators take T&C behind the new “A Lively Mind” exhibit at the Morgan Library & Museum—and why the public remains so fascinated by Jane Austen 250 years after her birth.

Other objects on loan from over a dozen institutions and private collections, including Austen’s house in Chawton, England, fill in the gaps. A replica of her humble, 12-sided wooden writing ...

Decades after Jane Austen’s death in 1817, her older sister Cassandra burned nearly all of the author’s correspondence, much to the consternation of future fans and historians. Why were thousands ...

Hornby’s novel is not unlike a Jane Austen novel, filled with wit, playful bickering, tragedy and romance. But it was the love between sisters Jane and Cassandra that inspired this particular ...

As Cassandra prepares to leave Kintbury for the last time, she delves into correspondence from Jane's final years.

This year marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth. Miss Austen debuts in the U.K. this Sunday on BBC One. In the U.S., it will premiere on Masterpiece on PBS on Sunday, May 4.

Jane Austen scholars have long villainized Cassandra Austen because she infamously burned Jane’s letters, robbing future historians from getting to know the “real” Jane.

In the show, Cassandra reads many of these letters, transporting viewers between two timelines: the present in 1830 and the past when Jane and Cassandra were young. Keeley Hawes as Cassandra Austen.