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Friday essay: foggy, flirty and too much – Jane Austen’s menopausal women solicit compassion while making us laugh

Was Jane Austen the first writer to show how it really feels to be a middle-aged woman?

The Conversation

Where to start with: Jane Austen

From sparkling dialogue to surprise character traits, wit, humour and tragedy, this is the year to appreciate Austen

The Guardian - UK

Once more unto the breeches: the 20 best Jane Austen TV dramas – ranked!

Colin Firth in a wet shirt! Elizabeth Bennet as a YouTuber! As the BBC marks the author’s 250th anniversary with four-parter Miss Austen, we pick her finest television outings

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Emma review – a Regency comedy as light as a pillow fight

Set in a nonspecific Austenland inspired more by Hollywood than history, this is an energetic, puppyish production that is easy to like

The Guardian - UK

5 best movies to stream on Amazon Freevee right now

Our guide to some of the best movies currently available on Amazon Freevee, including an action-thriller starring Charlize Theron.

Tom’s Guide

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

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

The Independent UK

Bridgerton season three – all the usual froth, but a more mature edge as Regency fears of spinsterhood explored

Note this piece contains spoilers for seasons two and three of Bridgerton

The Conversation

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Gwyneth Paltrow Dishes on Which of Her Movies from the 1990s President Bill Clinton Snored His Way Through

Suddenly, a special White House screening turned…not so special.

Marie Claire

The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies: who’s playing who in the BBC’s thrilling new con artist show

It’s going to get messy

Evening Standard

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.

Tom’s Guide

7 best movies like Clueless on Netflix, Max and more

Get your teen comedy fix by streaming Mean Girls, Easy A and Can’t Buy Me Love

Tom’s Guide

5 Jane Austen facts revealed by music

All sorts of women can be musical – or not – in Austen’s novels, it tells us something about each of them

Salon

Dangerous attractions and revolutionary sympathies: 5 Jane Austen facts revealed by music

Jane Austen played the piano from the age of about ten. Her family inherited some of her books of sheet music, including hundreds of manuscripts in her hand as well as printed music.

The Conversation

Peaky Blinders' Anya Taylor-Joy's life - boyfriend, real accent and 'weird' looks fear

Anya Taylor-Joy, who plays the scheming Gina Gray in BBC series Peaky Blinders, first found face after being scouted by a modelling agent thanks to her unique looks - but away from the camera there's a lot more to the star than meets the eye...

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