In Persuasion, Louisa Musgrove’s serious injury opens the way for another suitor. Jane Bennet catches a cold after riding in ...

As well as a sharp eye and an even sharper wit, Jane Austen was also, at times, in possession of a sharp tongue. The burning ...

While some might be bothered by a biography that regularly, and proudly, takes liberties with facts and chronology, such ...

When Henry invites Catherine to stay at Northanger Abbey, the home of his father, General Tilney, she imagines secret passages, haunted catacombs and an evil secret. Catherine does indeed find ...

Does this amuse you? "She gave an unnatural little laugh -- one she had taken to using with her stepchildren as a signal that ...

She has a strong sense of justice, advocating for what is right. She’s “on the side of honesty against importance”, as Austen ...