Gill Hornby’s intriguing and entertaining Miss Austen: A Novel of the Austen Sisters (2020) speculates why. Hornby’s ...

Learn what Miss Austen author Gill Hornby thinks of the TV adaptation airing on MASTERPIECE starring Keeley Hawes.

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), ...

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 ...

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

Keeley Hawes stars in immaculate period drama which attempts to justify why Cassandra Austen literally torched part of her ...

In “Miss Austen,” though, she’s humanized as a deeply devoted sister who just wanted to keep Jane’s most unfiltered thoughts ...

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 ...