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Jane Austen’s friendships defied social class – and empowered her writing

Jane Austen’s Paper Trail is a podcast from The Conversation celebrating 250 years since the author’s birth. In each episode, we’ll be investigating a different aspect of Austen’s personality by interrogating one of her novels with leading researchers. Along the way, we’ll visit locations important to Austen to uncover a…

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Boris Johnson could face legal action over pandemic failings after damning Covid inquiry report

Nadine Dorries and Michael Gove have led attempts to undermine the damning report by Heather Hallett after it found inaction by Boris Johnson’s government may have cost 23,000 people their lives

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‘I think my mum’s going to like it’: Alexander Skarsgård on his gay biker ‘dom-com’ Pillion

In May, Cannes went weak at the knees for Harry Lighton’s tale of BDSM and bootlicking in suburbia. Ahead of its release, the director and his stars reveal the explicit shots snipped from the final cut and discuss why Pride has become too sanitised

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Emma Thompson joins new comedy as 'executive menstrual advisor'

Dame Emma Thompson has thrown her support behind Jane Austen's Period Drama with a unique behind the scenes title.

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The 10 Best TV Miniseries Ever Made

Six seasons of prestige drama? No thanks.

The Mary Sue

Why it’s so hard to know what Jane Austen thought about slavery

The Conversation

The Smallville star who joined a sex cult: best podcasts of the week

After serving time in jail, actor Allison Mack opens up about her experiences in a group with links to sex trafficking. Plus, a deep dive into Jane Austen

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Readers reply: Why do we feel nostalgia?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

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OPINION - Does Holly Ramsay think her mother-in-law is just too common?

The exclusion of Adam Peaty’s mother from their wedding is cruel and misguided

Evening Standard

Chatsworth estate in Derbyshire opens a new family-friendly hotel

With affordable rooms, the Hide hotel makes a great base to explore one of England’s most famous stately homes, as well as the glorious Peak District national park

The Guardian - UK

Why Gen Z are falling for Jane Austen all over again

She was born 250 years ago, but the queen of the rom-com has found a whole new devoted audience

Evening Standard

Jane Austen perfected the love story – but kept her own independence

Jane Austen’s Paper Trail is a podcast from The Conversation celebrating 250 years since Jane Austen’s birth. In each episode, we’ll be investigating a different aspect of Austen’s personality by interrogating one of her novels with leading Austen researchers. Along the way we’ll visit locations important to Austen to uncover…

The Conversation

‘I’m so not scary. But my features can be’: Fiona Shaw on Austen, Andor and Harry Potter

The actor answers your questions about slipping swearwords into Disney shows, breakfast with Terrence Malick and lunch with Richard Griffiths

The Guardian - UK

Jane Austen’s world ran on gossip – and she revelled in it

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Is it dangerous to catch a cold… or was Jane Austen just being dramatic?

I have always been fascinated by how Jane Austen depicts the physicality and health of her characters. All of her novels contain references to physical condition, ailments, or advice on wellbeing – indeed, the word “health” appears more than a hundred times throughout her six best-known works. These are not…

Marie Claire

15 of the Best Enemies-to-Lovers Books of All Time

Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy may be the blueprint, but you're guaranteed to fall for all of these novels.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Exclamation marks are girly. You know it, and now there's proof

Jane Austen used them, but chiefly to convey emotional incontinence

The Conversation

How Jane Austen’s landscapes mapped women’s lives

Jane Austen’s novels are often remembered for their wit, romance and sharp social critique. Yet they are also profoundly geographical works: cities, seaside resorts, country estates and naval towns structure the possibilities and limitations of her heroines’ lives.

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The Guardian - UK

Spare us from romcom Austen. Give me the dark side of 19th-century life any day

Why sanitise or sugarcoat the classics? New adaptations of Austen and Brontë could explore everything from slavery to death in childbirth, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Austen and Brontë adaptations: purists may reel, but reinvention keeps classic novels alive

Editorial: The appetite for onscreen versions of much-loved literature is endless, but dogged faithfulness to a text is not the only way to stay true to authors’ spirit

The Conversation

Monsters, menopause and bold women – what to see, read and visit this week

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has long served as a parable – a warning against the hubris of playing God, the dangers of motherless creation, reckless parenthood and unchecked scientific ambition. It’s a story that continues to resonate, revealing how little human ego and error have changed over time.

Evening Standard

Statue of Jane Austen unveiled to mark 250th anniversary of her birth

Artist Martin Jennings created the sculpture installed in the grounds of Winchester Cathedral.

The Conversation

Introducing Jane Austen’s Paper Trail – a new podcast from The Conversation

Most of us think we know something about Jane Austen. As I began research for Jane Austen’s Paper Trail – a new podcast from The Conversation marking 250 years since her birth – I certainly believed I did.

The Guardian - UK

What the late Jilly Cooper meant to us

Letters: Caroline Cole reveals why she called her first daughter Harriet. Plus letters from Bob Kentridge and Jean Holmes

The Guardian - UK

Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen audiobook review – an immersive all-star dramatisation

Actors Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Bill Nighy and Marisa Abela are among the cast in a pacy adaptation that retains Austen’s sharp plotting and comic precision

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