Take a trip through the grand estates and historic parks where the movie versions of Jane Austen's novels were filmed.
Prunella Scales, the highly acclaimed and much-loved British actress immortalised as Sybil Fawlty in the sitcom Fawlty Towers ...
Prompting both a moral panic and a rush on sales, The Castle of Otranto would prove inspirational to many future writers, including Mary Shelley who wrote Frankenstein and Jane Austen who would both ...
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When Classic Tales Took a Wild Turn

Some stories refuse to stay in their original century. From Shakespeare to Austen, creators have dragged beloved characters ...
Amy Heckerling has an estimated net worth of $15 million. She is a celebrated American director, writer, and producer whose ...
When Madeline Austin saw a live adaptation of “Pride & Prejudice” last year, Jane Austen’s humor and wit leapt from the stage ...
FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training offers a three-year program that leads to a master's of fine arts. First-year ...
So welcome to the world of overconfident wannabe matchmakers (Emma Woodhouse) and ineffectual popinjay suitors (Frank Churchill, Mr. Elton) and of silly, hapless young women (Harriet Smith and, then ...
Most of us think we know something about Jane Austen. As I began research for Jane Austen’s Paper Trail – a new podcast from The Conversation marking 250 years since her birth – I certainly believed I ...
2 Photos: GOOSEBUMPS THE MUSICAL at Victoria Players Children’s Theater 3 Photos: First look at King Avenue Players’ SHREK THE MUSICAL 4 Photos: First look at The Alcove Dinner Theatre and Bruce ...
It’s probably not shocking that Pride and Prejudice is the most-searched book by the 18th-century author. The haters-to-lovers story between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy is enough to make ...
There’s a bizarrely opaque, oddly modern question hovering over the legacy of Jane Austen. And despite centuries of debate, scholars still haven’t been able to figure out how to answer it. Jane Austen ...