At an auction in England last year, American pop singer Kelly Clarkson placed a winning bid on a ring once owned by British author Jane Austen. The American Idol winner paid £ 152,450 (about $230,000) ...
A new exhibit at The Morgan Library & Museum is highlighting the legacy of Jane Austen. Dale Stinchcomb, curator of “A Lively Mind: Jane Austen at 250,” joined “Weekends On 1” to discuss the exhibit ...
A new exhibit at the Arlington Museum of Art will celebrate the 250th birthday of beloved author Jane Austen with a distinctly Hollywood touch. Called Dressed for the Drawing Room: Fashion in Jane ...
Julia Margaret Cameron, "The Mountain Nymph Sweet Liberty" (1866), albumen print (© The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery ...
Literary reputations come and go, but the uncommon sense and sensibility of Jane Austen (1775-1817) abides, as demonstrated by the millions of copies sold of the books she penned, and by the ...