Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday looked to downplay a report of covert U.S. drone flights spying on drug cartels in Mexico, saying it was part of a "little campaign," without giving ...

“She feels like Dickens. The themes are still relatable ... And so to the final, burning (pardon the pun) question: why did Cassandra choose to burn Jane’s letters? It's something that even the most ...

I am a biologist, not a linguist, but I have to think that the first step was to develop singular and plural. Knowing whether there is one wolf or a pack attacking is obviously useful, as is ...

With extraordinary empathy, emotional complexity, and wit, Gill Hornby finally gives Cassandra her due, bringing to life a woman as captivating as any Austen heroine. The book (and therefore the TV ...

It is the starting point, too, for Gill Hornby’s 2020 novel Miss Austen, adapted now as a four-part BBC One period drama, and asking the simple question: why did Cassandra Austen destroy so many ...

Cassandra was not aware of her future husband's fate for some time, but when she learned of his death she was said to have been beside herself and she remained unmarried for the rest of her life like ...

Jane Austen (Patsy Ferran) is dead. Decades later, her spinster sister Cassandra (Keeley Hawes) discovers that Jane’s letters – in all their acerbic, revelatory glory – are about to fall ...

Cassandra tells Mary to look in the settle that was in Eliza's room for Jane's letters, where she has placed some of them. Cassandra says her goodbyes to Isabella, Dinah and Mary and in the ...