Persuasion: Dakota Johnson to star in ‘witty’ Netflix adaptation of Jane Austen novel

Dakota Johnson is set to star in ‘modern and witty’ Netflix adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 08:53 BST, 21 April 2021 | Updated: 13:50 BST, 21 April 2021 Dakota Johnson is set to star in Netflix’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. It was revealed by Variety on Tuesday that … Read more

Jane Austen museum launches BLM-inspired ‘interrogation’ of author’s love for drinking tea

A museum devoted to Jane Austen has sparked fury by announcing plans to her subject the author to a ‘historical interrogation’ over alleged links to the slave trade. The celebrated author – and noted abolitionist – wrote Pride and Prejudice and Mansfield Park while living in a cottage in the Hampshire village of Chawton, which has now … Read more

Jane Austen museum launches BLM-inspired ‘interrogation’ of author’s love for drinking tea

Jane Austen’s love of tea is to be investigated as part of a ‘historical interrogation’ into her links to the slave trade. The celebrated author wrote Pride and Prejudice and Mansfield Park while living in a cottage in the Hampshire village of Chawton, which has now been turned into a museum.  Staff at the home devoted to … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Gyles gives us Austen literary tour to write home about

In Jane Austen’s Footsteps With Gyles Brandreth  Rating: This Is My House  Rating: Life wasn’t so different a couple of hundred years ago. Sunseekers rushed to the beach on the first warm day in spring — and because bathing costumes hadn’t been invented, they all went skinny-dipping. There were riots on the streets of Bristol, … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Gyles gives us Austen literary tour to write home about

In Jane Austen’s Footsteps With Gyles Brandreth  Rating: This Is My House  Rating: Life wasn’t so different a couple of hundred years ago. Sunseekers rushed to the beach on the first warm day in spring — and because bathing costumes hadn’t been invented, they all went skinny-dipping. There were riots on the streets of Bristol, … Read more

Jane Austen takes Pride of place for book sales in lockdown as sales of her famous novel soar 

Jane Austen takes Pride of place for book sales in lockdown as sales of her famous novel soar Sales of the Penguin edition of Pride and Prejudice rose 22 per cent last year Life in lockdown has been compared to that depicted in Jane Austen’s novels Since 2001, more than a million copies of the … Read more

Woman creates a TikTok version of Mamma Mia in the style of Jane Austen 

What would Mr Darcy say? Woman leaves TikTok in stitches by retelling the story of Mamma Mia in the style of Jane Austen Madelaine Turner, 28, who lives in Long Beach, California, created the medley Clip, viewed more than 692,000 times, gave hit ABBA musical a Georgian twist She donned her finest 18th-century attire for the … Read more

Kristin Cavallari’s new boyfriend appears to shuts down speculation she is dating Austen Kroll

Kristin Cavallari’s new boyfriend Jeff Dye appears to shuts down speculation she is dating Southern Charm star Austen Kroll By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 18:42 GMT, 16 December 2020 | Updated: 18:42 GMT, 16 December 2020 Kristin Cavallari’s new boyfriend Jeff Dye has seemingly set the rumor mill straight after his girlfriend sparked dating … Read more

Southern Charm’s Craig Conover and Austen Kroll test positive for COVID-19 after reckless partying

Southern Charm party boys Craig Conover and Austen Kroll have both tested positive for COVID-19, it was shared on Thursday’s episode of the hit Bravo show.  The duo, who are 31-years-old and 33-years-old respectively, contracted the coronavirus when they continued to party in Charleston even when they were warned about the danger of the pandemic.  … Read more

Southern Charm star Austen Kroll weighs in on Kathryn Dennis’ new beau Chleb Ravenell

They have starred together on the Bravo reality series Southern Charm for the last four seasons. And with Kathryn Dennis’ new relationship heating up with Chleb Ravenell, co-star Austen Kroll is sharing his measure of the man. It turns out the two men have been friends and recently worked together on a project.  ‘He literally … Read more