Austen, Jane

It is a truth little-known that Jane Austen novels and works inspired by the great author are an effective cure for holiday stress. Read more about it, with Jane Addict--Laurie Viera Rigler.

Have you ever imagined dressing up in period costume and dancing the night away? Read more about a Jane Austen Evening, from Laurie Viera Rigler, author of Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict.

Read the collected works of Jane Austen.

Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict is an entertaining book by Laurie Rigler. Whether you're a Jane Austen addict (or not), you'll enjoy this book.

Happy the Lab'rer is a poem by Jane Austen. Read it here.

Jane Austen is recognized as one of the most important English writers of her time, famous for works like Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, and other works. Here's a list of her works.

Jane Austen (1775-1817) is one of the most celebrated British writers. She's known for books like Mansfield Park, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, and Emma.

Have you ever imagined dancing the night away in Jane Austen period costumes? Take a look at this event!

Lots of funny stuff happens in Jane Austen's novels. The interplay of dating, romance, lost love, and marriage makes for fascinating reading--whether you're an avid Austen fan or a Austen newbie. Read on.

In recent years, Jane Austen's works have been converted to music and book adaptations, along with television, film, and stage productions. In this volume of essays, Linda Troot and Sayre Greenfield explore the Austen phenomenon in its various evolutions.

How do you take the classics of Jane Austen, and adapt them to the big screen--without missing many of those subtle details and the complexity in her novels? These movies aren't a substitute for Jane Austen's novels, but the films offer spectacular views into the lives of her greatest heroines... Here's a list of a few adaptations of Jane...

Which is Your Favorite? Vote your opinion.

Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775 in Hampshire, England, UK. Jane Austen became one of the most famous writers of the Romantic era. Read more about the life and works of Jane Austen.

Why was Jane Austen so famous? What are some of her most well-known works? Which characters fall in love? And what happens? Test your knowledge about Jane Austen.

Jane Austen wrote a number of works during her life. Pride and Prejudice is one of her most beloved novels, but she also wrote Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Emma, Persuasion, and other works.

In this book, Lauren Henderson tiptoes through the minefields of love and relationships with some of Jane Austen's more vivacious and unforgettable characters. Read what to do (and not to do) in dating, based on the examples from "Pride and Prejudice," "Northanger Abbey," "Mansfield Park," and "Sense and Sensibility." Read on.

At the age of 16, Jane Austen wrote a parody of Oliver Goldsmith's History of England. She entitled her work The History of England, but added "By a partial, prejudiced, & ignorant Historian... There will be very few Dates in this History.)"

Read the complete text for "The Watsons," by Jane Austen. "The first winter assembly in the town of D. in Surrey was to be held on Tuesday, October 13th and it was generally expected to be a very good one. A long list of county families was confidently run over as sure of attending, and sanguine hopes were entertained that the Osbornes themselves would be there."

The individual moments of a person's life are lost forever when one dies--all we often have left is a jumble of images and anecdotes, filtered through the perceptions and memories of family members, friends, and others. But, for a biographer, sifting through these mounds of contradictory life-time evidence reveals gaps and holes in any knowledge...

Which of Jane Austen's novels are your favorite(s)?