Nothing could be pleasanter.” If we were to choose one Jane Austen book to read this Christmas, the amusing and witty Emma would be the perfect choice. Unlike the heroines in Austen’s other ...

Austen, it seems, understood human nature more than most. With a new Austen drama hitting our screens on ITV this week, the time is ripe to revisit some of her best-loved quotes: If you want to ...

But considering that this article is literally about Jane Austen quotes, we hope you’ll forgive us for keeping the trend alive. Any self-respecting Austen-ite can probably recite the line in its ...