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The Other Bennet Sister Is How We Should Be Making Adaptations

This shouldn’t be a hot take, but if a story like Pride and Prejudice has been turned into an adaptation more than a dozen times, then studios should be looking at other angles to bring to television or movies. The Other Bennet Sister brought people’s interest in the original story…

The Mary Sue

Friday essay: I modelled myself on my sister – but why are storytellers obsessed with sisterhood?

“You two are like chalk and cheese!” my mother once declared to my sister and me when we were teenagers. Her happy declaration left me deeply confused, for I believed exactly the opposite.

The Conversation

Perks of being Jane Austen’s wallflower

"The Other Bennet Sister" proves it’s the quiet ones we need to be watching

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Bloomshed makes it to centre stage with comedy classic

With Mr Bennet played by a pot plant, Bloomshed theatre's first main-stage show is an adaptation of Pride and Prejudice like no other.

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The Guardian view on Middlemarch: the greatest novel in the English language

Editorial: George Eliot’s masterpiece of provincial life still has much to teach us about sympathy and tolerance

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Who’s in, who’s out, and how many have you read? The story behind our 100 best novels list

Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights. Ulysses or Catch-22 … Find out which title came top, as chosen by authors, critics and academics worldwide

The Guardian - UK

The Other Bennet Sister Is the Talk of Pemberley

Jane Austen has long passed, but studios refuse to put Pride and Prejudice to rest. It would be a challenge to adapt a story that has been told on film more than a dozen times, but The Other Bennet Sister by BritBox is a spinoff unlike any other. There are…

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What to Stream: 'The Drama,' MUNA, Rachel McAdams, Dan Stevens and 'The Other Bennet Sister'

“The Drama,” a rom-com that goes bad starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson and the synth-pop group MUNA releasing their fourth studio album are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

The Independent UK

From 'Dutton Ranch' to 'Jack Ryan: Ghost War': 21 best new shows and movies streaming in May 2026

This week’s TV lineup is packed with drama, thrills and laughs that you can stream, including "Dutton Ranch," "Jack Ryan: Ghost War," "The Other Bennet Sister" and more.

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Jane Austen in pictures: two graphic biographies bring the novelist’s life to the page

To coincide with the 250th anniversary of her birth, last year saw the publication of two graphic biographies of Jane Austen.

The Conversation

'The Other Bennet Sister' Is Our Next Period-Drama Obsession: Here's How to Watch

The 'Pride and Prejudice' reimagining tells the story of overlooked middle sister Mary Bennet.

Marie Claire

The Other Bennet Sister Isn't The Only Brit Lit Show Worth Watching, And A New Deal Makes That Easier

All the great classics in one place

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Netflix’s new Pride and Prejudice features Harewood House as Pemberley – here’s what the estate reveals about Austen’s world

It is a truth, though not one universally acknowledged, that a country house possessed of spacious grounds must be in want of a large fortune. A film or television company might offer one, or at least an honourable provision.

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Marie Claire

14 Must-Read Books That Reimagine Characters and Stories From Classic Literature

These must-reads give an update to your favorite works by Jane Austen, Emily Brontë, and more.

The Independent UK

What Austen academics really think of ‘The Other Bennet Sister’: ‘Jane Austen will survive it all’

IN FOCUS: Austen academics tell Lauren Morris their thoughts on ‘Pride and Prejudice’ fan fiction as the hit BBC One drama continues

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15 Notable Figures From History Who Likely Passed Away As Virgins

From Queen Elizabeth I, who ruled an entire nation, to romance writers like Emily Brontë and Jane Austen, who captured love on paper, these 15 historical figures are widely believed to have lived and passed away as virgins.

The Conversation

The Other Bennet Sister: this fresh take on Pride and Prejudice transforms the overlooked Mary

When Lizzy Bennet, the witty sister in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (1813), asks: “What are men to rocks and mountains?” she is thinking about ways of understanding self and world through the notion of the sublime.

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How to watch The Other Bennet Sister online: stream Jane Austen period drama from anywhere

Mary Bennet steps out of her sisters' shadow in Jane Austen-inspired period drama. Here's how to watch The Other Bennet Sister online right now.

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How To Watch The Other Bennet Sister In The U.S. Right Now

How To Watch The Other Bennet Sister in the US right now as Jane Austen fans swoon over the star-studded TV series starring Richard E. Grant and Ruth Jones.

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57 Books Covers That Are So Incredibly Awful That They’re Actually Funny (New Pics)

The phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” sounds nice on paper, but if everyone actually followed it, publishers wouldn’t spend so much time and money creating them. And that’s not something we, the readers, want. Thoughtless, poorly executed, or otherwise baffling designs still manage to make it to…

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The Other Bennet Sister review – the bookish Pride and Prejudice sister gets her turn in the spotlight

Ella Bruccoleri’s performance as Mary is absolutely lovely. It’s a shame this overly slight drama labours the jokes about her marriage prospects, though

The Independent UK

The Other Bennet Sister review – Utterly charming Austen spin-off gives new life to classic characters

4/5 The BBC’s new adaptation puts the beleaguered, bespectacled Mary of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ front and centre – and she makes for a delightfully awkward protagonist

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Readers reply: which are more like life, novels or films?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions considers what’s ‘realistic’ in what we read v what we watch …

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Period drama fans rejoice! The Other Bennet Sister is a boundary breaking must-see

The transformative power of breaking free from misogynist shackles on full display in this perfect reimagining of a classic tale

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