A new film version of Sense and Sensibility and a forthcoming Pride and Prejudice TV series add to a long line of Jane Austen adaptations. Experts say screen versions often foreground romance over Austen's psychological depth, class critique and the financial precarity of Regency-era women, while costumes, hair and modern beauty standards frequently break historical accuracy.
New Austen Adaptations Arrive as Experts Flag Common Errors
Source: BBC