Roush Review: ‘Masterpiece’s ‘Miss Austen’ Explores Jane Austen’s Real-Life Sister Act

Miss Austen location guide: Where was the BBC drama filmed?

Having aired back in February on the BBC, Miss Austen begins airing stateside on PBS from this evening.The series transports audiences back in time to discover more about the revered author and her family, adapted from the novel of the same name by Gill Hornby.The series tries to solve one of the largest literary mysteries that has continued to cause much debate, exploring why Jane Austen's sister Cassandra burned the author's letters.Set across…

Roush Review: ‘Masterpiece’s ‘Miss Austen’ Explores Jane Austen’s Real-Life Sister Act

A poignant four-part 'Masterpiece' drama focuses on Jane Austen's devoted sister Cassandra (Keeley Hawes), who years after the author's untimely death discovers a cache of personal letters which bring back a flood of memories.

How ‘Miss Austen’ Draws Fine Art from an Act of Real-Life Cultural Vandalism

Beating Netflix’s (entirely unnecessary) remake of “Pride and Prejudice,” the BBC’s spinoff “The Other Bennet Sister” and French rom-com “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” to the proverbial punch, the 250th birthday celebrations of arguably Britain’s most cherished novelist begins with a four-part drama focusing on her elder sister.   For many literary scholars, Cassandra Austen is a villainess of Miss Norris-esque proportions. After all, her deliber…

'Miss Austen' Turns Jane Austen's Marriage Plot on Its Head

No novelist in the English language is more closely associated with the marriage plot than Jane Austen. That literary trope turned rom-com convention gives structure to all six of her masterworks—which goes to show that the romance genre, far from mere escapism, can be an ideal lens through which to observe a society’s values. But another truth universally acknowledged about Austen complicates the happy weddings that conclude each book: The auth…

'Miss Austen' imagines the motives behind Jane Austen's sister burning her letters

Author Gill Hornby and executive producer Christine Langan spoke about adapting Hornby's novel for television and why readers and viewers continue to gravitate to Jane Austen.

Q&A: Natalie Jenner, Author of 'Austen At Sea'

We chat with author Natalie Jenner about Austen At Sea, which follows two pairs of siblings, devotees of Jane Austen, who find their lives transformed by a visit to England and Sir Francis Austen, her last surviving brother and keeper of a long-suppressed, secret legacy. Hi, Natalie! Welcome back! How have the past five years been since we last spoke and what have you been up to? Thank you so much for this chance to catch up! Since 2020, I have …