Pride and Prejudice at 200: The best film adaptations
Forget Oscar-tipped films and lush BBC dramatisations – the Lizzie Bennet Diaries is an addictive bi-weekly retelling of Pride and Prejudice for the web generation
Forget Oscar-tipped films and lush BBC dramatisations – the Lizzie Bennet Diaries is an addictive bi-weekly retelling of Pride and Prejudice for the web generation
Mr Bennet’s a bully, Elizabeth can’t stand women and Mr Darcy needs therapy. On the 200th anniversary of Austen’s novel, writers from PD James to Sebastian Faulks offer new readings
This lively comedy about two American women’s fixation with all things Austen is a warm, literate treat, but it suffers from a less than immaculate structure
A history of Jane Austen in everyday objects paints a vivid picture of her life and times
‘Austen month’ is a good time to ditch the wilful misogynist misreadings of the revolutionary novelist’s life and work
Austen’s early novel is to be reimagined by the bestselling crime author for a modern audience, as a suspense-filled teen thriller
Erotic publisher brings readers ‘the scenes you always wanted to see but were never allowed’, by sexing up classic titles including Northanger Abbey, Jane Eyre and A Study in Scarlet
Author’s fictional universe is the setting for Rogues and Romance, due out in beta next month
A literary historian argues that the author’s genius lies in the way she holds up a mirror to each generation
Continuing our writers’ favourite film series, Paul Laity casts off his cool to reveal a partiality for Ang Lee’s Austen adaptation
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Crime writer Lindsay Ashford bases claim on reading of author’s letters and claims murder cannot be ruled out
Like deft, elegant, Golden Age-ish detective fiction? Like Pride and Prejudice? Then have I got news for you. On November 3, Faber is publishing Death Comes to Pemberley: a crime-novel set in Jane Austen’s universe by none other than PD James.


