Author Gill Hornby and executive producer Christine Langan spoke about adapting Hornby's novel for television and why readers ...

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

Keeley Hawes shines as Cassandra Austen in 'Miss Austen,' a PBS Masterpiece limited series adaptation of Gill Hornby's novel ...

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

Today, we're so excited to be welcoming author, Gill Hornby, to discuss her delightful book, "Miss Austen." - "Miss Austen" opens in 1840s England, two decades after Jane Austen's death ...

Such is the case with “Miss Austen,” the 2020 novel by Gill Hornby. The fictional account focuses on Jane’s sister, Cassandra, and her decision to destroy much of Jane’s correspondence ...

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.

The mystery as to why Cassandra Austen burned most of her novelist sister Jane’s letters not long after her death in 1817 is ...

A new PBS 'Masterpiece' series uses Austen's sister Cassandra as a window into the lives of unmarried Regency women ...

Most of Jane Austen’s correspondence was burned after her death. This PBS Masterpiece series speculates as to why.