After Shakespeare, Jane Austen is the most widely recognized literary ... A realist, she is also ironic, funny, and wise. Her novels were not popular in her (short) lifetime.
I WAS a fan of Jane Austen long before Colin Firth’s wet-shirt scene in the BBC’s Pride And Prejudice. I’d read all her novels and fancied finding a Mr Darcy of my own — the bigger his stately ...
There are some authors who have seen their works turned into films many times over. Well, they haven’t “seen” it necessarily, because they tend to be dead. William Shakespeare never got ...
Fans of Austen can visit the avatar Learning Centre at Jane Austen’s House A university in Surrey has helped build an avatar for literature fans, bringing to life Jane Austen's character ...