The Gist: Cassandra lives alone on a big country estate; her maid hands her a letter from Isabella Fowle (Rose Leslie), ...

Sure, you’re familiar with Cassandra Austen, but what about Mary, Isabella, or Eliza? Here’s how everyone’s connected in the ...

Let’s be honest—whenever there’s a period drama based on Jane Austen or her life, we’re in. But Miss Austen on PBS isn’t your typical bonnet-and-ballroom story.

Historians and Jane Austen fans alike know that Cassandra, Jane’s older sister, burned her sister’s letters after her death. Miss Austen, based on Gill Hornby’s bestselling novel, reimagines that ...

Miss Austen, based on Gill Hornbys acclaimed novel, takes a real-life literary mystery Cassandra Austen (Keeley Hawes) burning her sister Janes letters and reimagines it as a fascinating ...