The Latest Breaking News from Jane Austen

This year is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth and she hasn’t aged a bit as the cultural touchstone of classy romance. Her Pride and Prejudice anti-hero, Mr Darcy, perennially pops up in his breeches in Instagram memes, while Regency feminist, Elizabeth Bennet has been brought to life by…

I love Jane Austen. But a fresh revival of the idea that what a woman needs most is to marry a man is the last thing we need, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Bank of England has announced a redesign of its banknotes and invited the public to suggest new themes that might feature on them. Victoria Cleland, the Bank of England’s chief cashier, said this was as “a symbolic representation of our collective national identity and an opportunity to celebrate the…

In my former life as a teacher, I once had a job interview in which I was asked how I dealt with the problem of teaching Jane Austen to boys.

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Exhibition looks at housekeepers, maids and governesses who ‘enable the lives of the heroines and heroes’

Austen’s novels include Sense And Sensibility, Pride And Prejudice and Emma.

The Bank of England is redesigning money with new themes. So how about Lincoln Cathedral, the London Marathon … or wheelie bins, suggest Athena Kugblenu, David Reynolds, Coco Khan, Connor Myers and Henry Bonsu

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The One Day author on laughing hysterically at Adrian Mole and coming around to Persuasion

Georgian city is not shy of milking its links with the author, but actually she was not happy during her time there