Inside the nationwide celebrations for the author's 250th birthday and the new generation of readers discovering her 19th ...

Jane Austen was born 250 years ago on Dec. 16, 1775. Her fifth great-niece, Caroline Jane Knight, speaks with PEOPLE about ...

The beloved author of “Pride and Prejudice” was born on Dec. 16, 1775. Here are some ways to join in the festivities.

From modern-day adaptations of her enduring classics to one that celebrates her iconic side characters, don't miss these Jane Austen favorites ...

Caroline Jane Knight, the fifth great niece of the beloved author, speaks with PEOPLE about launching the nonprofit to spread literacy around the world ...

From the daily newsletter: a reflection on the timelessness of the novelist on her two-hundred-and-fiftieth birthday today.

A librarian who works at a school named in memory of the one where Jane Austen studied says she was "excited" to discover she had family connections to the author. Joanne Wenman works at The Abbey ...

Jane Austen's faith resonates with practical 21st-century Christianity, whose adherents are eager to put the Gospel into action. When you think about it, her Christian understanding is surprisingly ...

Jane Austen’s fifth great-niece, Caroline Jane Knight, recently shared the reason why fans still relate to her ideas.While ...

Keira Knightley, left, and Matthew Macfadyen star in Focus Features’ 'Pride & Prejudice' from 2005, based on the novel by ...

Big anniversaries are coming up in 2026: 200 years since the deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, 250 since the signing ...

Sonja Strathearn has turned her passion for Jane Austen into an art project, sewing and collecting Regency-era costumes for Austen conventions halfway across the world.