Caroline Jane Knight and her fifth great-aunt Jane Austen. Photo: Caroline Jane Knight
It is a truth universally acknowledged that 250 years after her birth, the work of Jane Austen is just as popular as ever.
This year has been full of celebrations around the globe to mark the English author's life and work - including here in New Zealand.
Those celebrations will ramp up a notch next week, December 16 marks her actual birthdate.
With another TV series of Pride and Prejudice in the works and another film version of Sense and Sensibility set for release next year, what is it about Austen's six novels that continues to resonate with her fans?
Kathryn is joined by Caroline Jane Knight, Jane Austen's fifth great-niece and one of the last descendants of hers to grow up on the Chawton estate.
Chawton belonged to Jane Austen's brother Edward, and four of her novels were published during the eight years she lived there. Caroline herself lived at Chawton until she was eighteen.
After a career in the corporate world, she pivoted and launched the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation.
She talks about Jane Austen's legacy and the work of her Foundation.
