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‘Miss Austen’ Ending Explained: What Is Addison’s Disease? What Was Jane Austen’s Cause Of Death?

Masterpiece on PBS‘s latest foray in the romantic world of the Regency era brings us Jane Austen with a twist: Miss Austen delves into the mysteries surrounding the real life author herself. Miss ...
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Why Jane Austen's works still resonate, 250 years after her birth

Why do the works of Jane Austen still hold so much appeal 250 years after her birth? We ask members of the Jane Austen Society of North America as well as writers Sandra Cisneros and Brandon Taylor.
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‘Miss Austen’ Cast Guide: Who’s Who in the New ‘Masterpiece’ Show About the Real Jane Austen’s Life and Death?

Discover What’s Streaming On: Masterpiece on PBS is whisking us back into the romantic Regency era world of Jane Austen, only this time, Jane’s sister Cassandra (Keeley Hawes) is our leading lady. The ...
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Jane Austen fans mark 250 years since the writer's birth with a wave of parties

In her lifetime, Jane Austen was relatively unknown. The title page of Sense and Sensibility, her first published novel, said simply it was "By a Lady", and her other books also kept her name a secret ...
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Jane Austen’s cause of death has remained a mystery. But her letters and books offer clues

For decades, people have paused outside of No. 8 College Street next to the campus of Winchester College in England. The only detail of the painted brick building’s façade that gives away its ...