Francesca Rudkin shares her thoughts on two films currently in cinemas: 'The Friend' and 'Jane Austen Wrecked My Life'.

According to audience reviews, the new romantic comedy film "Jane Austen Wrecked My Life" will delight fans of rom coms and ...

For more than half a century until the mid-1990s there wasn't a single significant film adaptation of the works of Jane Austen.

The film is called Jane Austen Wrecked My Life and it tells the story of struggling writer Agathe, played by Camille Rutherford. "She doesn't care and I like that about her. She's also kind of a real ...

Examining Austen as a radical genius misunderstands her art and misrepresents the imperial culture that she was part of.

Brad Pitt 's mother, Jane Pitt, has died at the age of 84, the actor's niece, Sydney Pitt, announced this week. According to her obituary, Jane Pitt died on Tuesday, Aug. 5. She is survived by her ...

This article is part of a series commemorating the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth. Despite having published only six books, she is one of the best-known authors in history.

For tea with a theme, head to the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street and imagine you're a sedate Regency lady – or dandy – with a traditional English ‘Mr. Darcy's Afternoon Tea’.

This year marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, with celebratory events in England and now a French rom-com.

A portrait of the only Jane Austen character "explicitly of African descent" has been revealed, to mark 250 years since the author's birth.

Miss Lambe was described as 'thin, sweet and young' in Austen's unfinished novel, Sanditon A portrait of the only Jane Austen character "explicitly of African descent" has been revealed, to mark ...

As Jane Austen turns 250, a definitive ranking of her novels and why the true power of Austen is still to be found in her written work ...