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

Her books like Pride and Prejudice and Emma were written hundreds of years ago, but have themes that still resonate in today's society.

This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as The 5 Jane Austen Books Everyone Should Read for What Would Be Her 250th Birthday. Jane Austen was born in the village of Steventon in ...

The 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen - whose connection to Ireland goes well beyond the generations who studied her work - will be celebrated at the Donegal County Museum.

Emma Thompson ’s 1995 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility is now a classic — but her feelings when adapting Jane Austen’s ...

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

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

A new exhibit at the Arlington Museum of Art will celebrate the 250th birthday of beloved author Jane Austen with a ...

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

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

Jane Austen’s novels, including Pride and Prejudice and Emma, continue to grip readers (and viewers) in her ...

As the world is celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday this year, Oklahoma Shakespeare is staging its interactive "Jane ...