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Sure, you’re familiar with Cassandra Austen, but what about Mary, Isabella, or Eliza? Here’s how everyone’s connected in the ...
Rose Leslie and Keeley Hawes lead an all-star cast in Masterpiece's miniseries mystery about Jane Austen and her sister, ...
Opening Shot: Cassandra Austen (Keeley Hawes) is in bed, reading Persuasion, one of her late sister Jane Austen’s best-known novels, before she gets up and faces a new day. The Gist: Cassandra ...
Learn what Miss Austen author Gill Hornby thinks of the TV adaptation airing on MASTERPIECE starring Keeley Hawes.
Most readers are familiar with the Brontë sisters. But how many are familiar with the Austen sisters? There’s Jane, of course, but may we introduce you to her sister, Cassandra? Masterpiece PBS ...
Most readers are familiar with the Brontë sisters. But how many are familiar with the Austen sisters? There’s Jane, of course, but may we introduce you to her sister, Cassandra? Cassandra was Jane’s ...
Let’s be honest—whenever there’s a period drama based on Jane Austen or her life, we’re in. But Miss Austen on PBS isn’t your typical bonnet-and-ballroom story.