Jane Austen | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/jane-austen/RSS feed for Jane AustenenMon, 02 Feb 2026 21:38:13 +0000Read Love Letters From Royals and Romantics Across 500 Years of British Historyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/read-love-letters-from-royals-and-romantics-across-500-years-of-british-history-180988119/A new exhibition at Britain's National Archives features a letter to Elizabeth I, Jane Austen's will and a plea to free Oscar Wilde from prisonMon, 02 Feb 2026 21:38:13 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/read-love-letters-from-royals-and-romantics-across-500-years-of-british-history-180988119/Jane Austen's Letters Are the Closest We Can Get to Her. What Do They Reveal About the 'Pride and Prejudice' Author?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/jane-austens-letters-are-the-closest-we-can-get-to-her-what-do-they-reveal-about-the-pride-and-prejudice-author-180987869/This year marks the English novelist's 250th birthday. Her hundreds of surviving letters—both real and fictional—offer valuable insights into her imaginative wit and enduring appealTue, 16 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/jane-austens-letters-are-the-closest-we-can-get-to-her-what-do-they-reveal-about-the-pride-and-prejudice-author-180987869/Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' Was Initially Rejected by a Publisher. It Later Became One of the World's Most Beloved Novelshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/jane-austens-pride-and-prejudice-was-initially-rejected-by-a-publisher-it-later-became-one-of-the-worlds-most-beloved-novels-180987807/The British author wrote six novels, but it's her second published book that has resonated the most in the 250 years since her birth in 1775Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:12:10 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/jane-austens-pride-and-prejudice-was-initially-rejected-by-a-publisher-it-later-became-one-of-the-worlds-most-beloved-novels-180987807/A Rare Jane Austen Letter Is Heading to Auctionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-rare-jane-austen-letter-is-heading-to-auction-180987312/One of the English novelist's poems and a first edition of her book "Emma" are also up for grabs during an upcoming Sotheby's saleWed, 10 Sep 2025 15:49:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-rare-jane-austen-letter-is-heading-to-auction-180987312/Jane Austen Never Loved Bath—but Bath Loves Jane Austen. Now, the City Is Exploring Why the Novelist Was So Unhappy Therehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/jane-austen-never-loved-bath-but-bath-loves-jane-austen-now-the-city-is-exploring-why-the-novelist-was-so-unhappy-there-180986929/To celebrate the author's 250th birthday, a new exhibition spotlights her complicated relationship with the English city where she set parts of "Persuasion" and "Northanger Abbey"Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:36:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/jane-austen-never-loved-bath-but-bath-loves-jane-austen-now-the-city-is-exploring-why-the-novelist-was-so-unhappy-there-180986929/See Inside Jane Austen’s Lively Literary Mind Through Letters, Line Edits and Locks of Hairhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-inside-jane-austens-lively-literary-mind-through-letters-line-edits-and-locks-of-hair-180986791/To celebrate the author's 250th birthday, a new exhibition at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City features original manuscripts, financial records and correspondence with family and friendsTue, 17 Jun 2025 20:35:37 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-inside-jane-austens-lively-literary-mind-through-letters-line-edits-and-locks-of-hair-180986791/See the Forgotten Paintings Made by Jane Austen's Older Sister, Cassandrahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-forgotten-paintings-made-by-jane-austens-older-sister-cassandra-180986490/A new exhibition at the Jane Austen House in England includes six artworks that are going on public display for the first timeFri, 25 Apr 2025 19:40:20 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-forgotten-paintings-made-by-jane-austens-older-sister-cassandra-180986490/See Rare First-Edition Copies of Jane Austen's Novels at the Cottage Where She Wrote and Revised Themhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-rare-first-edition-copies-of-jane-austens-novels-at-the-cottage-where-she-wrote-and-revised-them-180985427/A new exhibition at the author's home in Chawton, which has never previously displayed all six first-edition books together, is part of preparations for the author's 250th birthday celebrationsWed, 13 Nov 2024 21:39:26 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-rare-first-edition-copies-of-jane-austens-novels-at-the-cottage-where-she-wrote-and-revised-them-180985427/‘Pride and Prejudice’ Gets a New Adaptation: an Interactive A.I. Avatarhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pride-and-prejudice-gets-a-new-adaptation-an-interactive-ai-avatar-180985196/Lizzy, the avatar based on the novel’s Elizabeth Bennet, will hold period-accurate conversations with visitors at Jane Austen’s cottage homeFri, 04 Oct 2024 16:14:18 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pride-and-prejudice-gets-a-new-adaptation-an-interactive-ai-avatar-180985196/Inside the Controversial Plan to Turn a Hotel Where Jane Austen Attended Balls Into Student Dormshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/inside-the-controversial-plan-to-turn-a-hotel-where-jane-austen-attended-balls-into-student-dorms-180984792/Devoted readers are worried about the fate of the historic Dolphin Hotel in southern EnglandTue, 30 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/inside-the-controversial-plan-to-turn-a-hotel-where-jane-austen-attended-balls-into-student-dorms-180984792/