Episode 3

Miss Austen, based on Gill Hornby’s acclaimed novel, takes a real-life literary mystery – Cassandra Austen (Keeley Hawes) burning her sister Jane’s letters – and reimagines it as a fascinating, heartbreaking story of love, sacrifice, and loss.

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Episode 3

Season 2025 Episode 3 | 53m 5s | CC

Through her feverish delirium, Cassandra guards Jane's letters from Mary Austen. As she drifts in and out of consciousness, she relives the dramatic events of her youth. Once better, Cassandra takes drastic action to secure Isabella’s future.

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Why is Cassandra Austen determined to find the letters her sister Jane wrote to her friend Eliza?

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Miss Austen

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As Cassandra falls ill, her mind is flooded with memories of difficult times.

Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the series’ future.

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