It is often described as a “literary mystery” and has caused much debate. Why did Cassandra Austen burn the letters of her sister, famous author Jane Austen? Miss Austen, a new four-part drama launching on the BBC on Sunday and coming to PBS in the U.S. in May, is telling the story from a perspective of sisterhood and sisterly love.
Source: ‘Miss Austen,’ Feminist Show on Jane Austen Letters: Love or Vandalism