BBC premieres "Miss Austen" drama series on Austen's 250th birthday, exploring her life and mysterious death.
BBC will air a four-part drama series about Jane Austen's life, "Miss Austen," on February 2nd, celebrating her 250th birthday. The show explores why Austen's sister burned her letters after her death. Austen died at 41, and while the cause is unknown, theories suggest she may have had Addison's disease, Hodgkin's lymphoma, or Lupus. One expert noted symptoms matching Lupus, though other theories, including arsenic poisoning, have been proposed but are disputed.
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