The great books of the past, which have been in danger of falling by the wayside as people read less and less, are reentering the zeitgeist.

I saw a sneak preview of Jane Eyre last night at AFI/Silver in Silver Spring MD. This is a beautifully filmed, engrossing, and haunting version of the classic Charlotte Bronte novel Jane Eyre. This ...

First of all, this is a gorgeous movie. Every indoor shot, close-up, and sweeping view of the landscape is an example of how cinematography can elevate a movie. Jane Eyre is a classic story for a ...

It's Dame Jacqueline Wilson's special birthday, so here are five interesting facts about the children's author you may not ...

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Jane Fonda has been rocked by the untimely deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner. In fact, the two-time Oscar winner said she met with the longtime couple just one day before they ...

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Fans of Jane Austen are celebrating the author's 250th birthday with events in Britain and beyond LONDON -- Fans of Jane Austen celebrated the acclaimed author's 250th birthday on Tuesday with a ...

“Window seat with garden view / A perfect nook to read a book / I’m lost in my Jane Austen…” sings Kristin Chenoweth in “The Girl in 14G” — what could be more ideal? Well, perhaps showing off your ...

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In her six completed novels, Jane Austen excelled at love stories: Elinor and Edward, Lizzie and Darcy, Fanny and Edmund, Emma and Knightley, Anne and Wentworth, heck even Catherine and Tilney. As her ...

The year 1777 is sometimes called the Year of the Hangman because the last three digits resemble a gallows. The third year of the Revolutionary War saw plenty of violent deaths, military and civilian, ...