Celebrate Jane Austen's Birthday with cheesecakes Jane herself enjoyed

JANE AUSTEN's fifth great niece shares her childhood memories of the Chawton estate in the snow.

Caroline Jane Knight, Jane Austen's fifth great niece, rejoices in the restoration of the name Chawton House and shares some of the delights of her ancestral home.

Janeites revive an old Christmas tradition of Jane Austen's Chawton family

Win an exclusive box of Jane Austen goodies from Jane's family.

Jane Austen skillfully resists an extraordinary attempt by the palace to influence her writing.

Jane Austen's agonising dilemma following a visit to the Prince's London mansion

Jane Austen's fifth great-niece talks about the challenges Jane faced in publishing her first novel.

The heraldic windows at Jane Austen's Great House hide an extraordinary family history of adoptions and succession

Jane Austen's fifth great niece solves the mystery of why Jane's novels were missing from the family library

Caroline Jane Knight discusses why Jane Austen was not impressed when Edward was given control of the Knight estates

Caroline Jane Knight reveals why, after 25 years of silence, she has written about her unique childhood in the heart of Jane Austen's literary home.

Caroline Jane Knight shares the history of Jane Austen's Great House

When Jane was eight, her brother Edward was adopted. Little did she know how significant this would be for her writing career.

The day I told my best friend about my secret connection to Jane Austen

Jane Austen received one proposal of marriage which she accepted, so why did she never marry?

Did you know there is a secret Greyfriar carving at Jane's Great House?

Caroline discusses her family motto and asks what it means to you.

Jane Austen's family ask for your views on why Jane is so popular today.

Jane Austen dined in the grand dining room at Chawton House, the same room that Caroline and her family used daily.