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

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 ...

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

Caroline Jane Knight explains why Jane Austen’s writing and characters remain relevant 250 years after her birth ...

Even an Austen contemporary like Scottish novelist Walter Scott, a self-proclaimed fan, damned her with faint praise. He ...