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‘Smoke and confusion’: exhibition points out Jane Austen’s true thoughts on Bath

Georgian city is not shy of milking its links with the author, but actually she was not happy during her time there

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2025

For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance

In Pride and Prejudice (1813), when heroine Elizabeth Bennet arrives at Netherfield Park with “her petticoat six inches deep in mud”, she walks not only through the fields of Hertfordshire, but into one of literature’s most memorable images of women’s independence.

The Conversation · Jun 26, 2025

Daisy Edgar-Jones To Star In New Sense & Sensibility Adaptation With An Aussie Twist

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Pedestrian.tv · Jun 26, 2025

Ladies' Day brings glamour to sunny Ascot as temperatures hit 32C

Photographs from the event showed how ladies transformed the Berkshire racecourse into a living gallery of fashion

Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025

Stylish racegoers out in force for Royal Ascot Ladies’ Day

Towering headgear inspired by Jane Austen, recycled creations and even fluttering butterflies were some of the designs worn by racing fans.

Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025

Gavin And Stacey’s Ruth Jones and Richard E Grant to star in new BBC drama

The Other Bennet Sister is an adaption of the novel of the same name by Janice Hadlow.

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025

Your next summer read and our award-winning podcasts – what you should read, watch, see and listen to this week

The Women’s prize was founded in 1991 in bold riposte to the year’s all-male Booker prize shortlist. It’s funny to think how male-dominated the industry once was when you look at it now. There has been a real renaissance in literary fiction by women since then. Take last year’s Booker…

The Conversation · Jun 13, 2025

Friday essay: foggy, flirty and too much – Jane Austen’s menopausal women solicit compassion while making us laugh

Was Jane Austen the first writer to show how it really feels to be a middle-aged woman?

The Conversation · Jun 12, 2025

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life review – witty, well-played French comedy in a Bridget Jones vein

Camille Rutherford is endearing as a writer who wins a place on a Jane Austen retreat, but will she discover love or something more realistic?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2025

The best TV of 2025 in the UK so far

A dying woman’s quest for the perfect orgasm, incest in Thailand and the death of the internet’s daddy – it’s this year’s finest telly so far

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2025