Paula Byrne explores popular unrest and food riots, and Austen's brother's military career. Show more

Flirtations and dalliances and a hastily-retracted marriage acceptance. Show more

The only known picture of Jane: a watercolour painted by her beloved sister Cassandra. Show more

Paula Byrne explores the influence upon Austen of her aunt's journey to the East Indies and the cousin who lived through the trauma of the French Revolution. Show more

To mark the bicentenary of Pride and Prejudice, writer Paula Byrne explores the forces that shaped the interior life of Britain's most beloved novelist. Show more