Miss AustenMiniseries

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Miss Austen takes a literary mystery – Cassandra Austen notoriously burning her famous sister Jane’s letters – and reimagines it as a fascinating, witty and heart-breaking story of sisterly love, while creating in Cassandra a character as captivating as any Austen heroine.

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4 Episodes

Episode 1
E1
Episode 11830. A letter arrives at Chawton Cottage, where Cassandra Austen has lived alone for many years since the death of her sister Jane.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2Cassandra protects Jane Austen's letters after discovering Mary's deception. She helps Isabella find housing after her father's death. Reading Jane's letters stirs memories of their shared past and a potential rivalry over Henry Hobday.
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3At Kintbury, Cassandra’s fever is raging. In her delirium, she nearly lets slip that she is in possession of Jane’s letters, but manages – just – to keep Mary from finding them.
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4Cassandra discovers Isabella's past with Lidderdale while the Dundases move to Kintbury. Dinah acts rashly. Letters reveal Jane's declining health and writing struggles, while young Cassandra sacrifices all to support her sister.