To make a forced and artificial division, we might say that there exist Jane Austen novels of youth and folly: Emma and Northanger Abbey. The novels of coming-of-age and responsibility: Sense and ...

Ernest Hemingway was apparently quite indecisive when it came to the ending of his second novel, A Farewell to Arms. In 1958, ...

So far, obviously, so good. But then there is a problem: Kearns’ script. It is not so much that Kearns lacks a playwright’s craft; it’s that Persuasion is, to its bones, a novel and not a play. As ...

There are so many Jane Austen adaptations for film and TV that it’s hard to keep up. But which ones are any good? To celebrate 250 years since the author was born, what better time is there to cast an ...

The Other Bennet Sister has totally taken over my brain. Between the beautiful spring color palette to the unexpected romance ...

To coincide with the 250th birthday of author Jane Austen, The Company Theatre of Rochester will present an adaptation of her novel PERSUASION December 5-21 at their new home at 28 Lawn St. downtown ...

The heart of Persuasion lies in Anne Elliot (Marissa Chaffee), who finds herself unexpectedly reunited with Captain Wentworth (Joe Carlson) almost a decade after being persuaded to abandon their ...

The modern period drama was a bigger departure from its source text than viewers could stomach. However, it appears that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The novels do not change. We change, and as we grow, we become more sensitive to these novels, detecting layers of insight and ...