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Jane Austen shunned literary fame – but transformed the novel from the shadows

Jane Austen’s Paper Trail is a podcast from The Conversation celebrating 250 years since the author’s birth. In each episode, we’ll be investigating a different aspect of Austen’s personality by interrogating one of her novels with leading researchers. Along the way, we’ll visit locations important to Austen to uncover a…

The Conversation

How Jane Austen’s landscapes mapped women’s lives

Jane Austen’s novels are often remembered for their wit, romance and sharp social critique. Yet they are also profoundly geographical works: cities, seaside resorts, country estates and naval towns structure the possibilities and limitations of her heroines’ lives.

The Conversation

Jane Austen: why are adaptations of Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey so rare?

More than two centuries after her death, Jane Austen is one of the most adapted authors of all time, her life and novels dramatised for film and television from every angle imaginable. Despite the plethora of Pride and Prejudice adaptations, Netflix is making its own version, starring Emma Corrin, Jack…

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Who was Jane Austen’s best heroine? These experts think they know

To mark the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, we’re pitting her much-loved heroines against each other in a battle of wit, charm and sass. Seven leading Austen experts have made their case for her ultimate heroine, but the winner is down to you. Cast your vote in the poll…

The Conversation

Horror, satire, tawdry wealth and postcolonial critique: 5 classics to catch up on this summer

I’ve dedicated my professional life to reading and teaching the English classics. The crucial thing about classics is that they start as cutting-edge literary experiments.

The Conversation

The top 16 Jane Austen adaptations, from Persuasion to Pride and Prejudice

Some of the best costume dramas on the big and small screen were adapted from an Austen classic, including the BBC’s 1995 TV series ‘Pride and Prejudice’, which catapulted Colin Firth to fame. Charlotte Cripps picks the biggest successes on the 250th birthday of the English literary titan

The Independent UK

The week in theatre: Northanger Abbey; The Most Precious of Goods – review

Zoe Cooper’s vivaciously queer take on Jane Austen will make readers and audiences think twice. And Nicolas Kent distils a Holocaust fable to its chilling bare bones

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Northanger Abbey at Orange Tree Theatre review: Austen would thoroughly approve of this playful adaptation

The show undercuts the romance at the book's core in favour of something far more interesting

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7 best movies like Pride and Prejudice on Prime Video, Peacock and more

Get your Jane Austen fix by streaming movies such as Emma, Persuasion and Love & Friendship.

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