George Eliot’s masterpiece of provincial life still has much to teach us about sympathy and tolerance
Virgina Woolf declared Middlemarch “one of the few English novels written for grown-up people”. He…
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Katie Kitamura: ‘Almost every writer changes my mind – that’s the point of reading’ ⊖
The American author on the magic of Yasunari Kawabata, the hidden layers of Henry James and coming late to the genius of Muriel Spark
My earliest reading memory
I remember reading throughout my child…
68 days ago
The Guardian view on the US and Europe: the UK tried to be a bridge, but Trump likes to burn them | Editorial ⊖
The president’s outbursts on allies and Nato were further confirmation that Europe cannot wait to bolster security – and Britain must play its part
“She had no more surprises for him; the unexpected i…
83 days ago
A Queer Inheritance by Michael Hall review – the National Trust’s LGBTQ history revealed ⊕
It’s recently been accused of turning ‘woke’ – but the institution has been gay since the beginning, argues this deeply researched book
When it emerged that the National Trust had put vegan scones on …
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Nine bedrooms, seven untimely deaths: can ‘cursed’ Venice palace finally attract a buyer? ⊕⊕
Palazzo Ca’ Dario, empty for years, has failed to find a new owner, with local legends suggesting it is jinxed
It ought to be an estate agent’s dream. Primely positioned on the banks of the Grand Cana…
Ali Smith: ‘Henry James had me running down the garden path shouting out loud’ ⊕
The Scottish author on a masterclass from Toni Morrison, the brilliance of Simone de Beauvoir and the trim novel by Tove Jansson containing everything that really matters
My earliest reading memory
A…
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‘Extreme heebie-jeebies’: writers on their scariest movies of all time ⊖
For Halloween, Guardian writers pick their most terrifying films ever – from The Shining and The Descent to The Strangers
“Sometimes one can’t help … imagining things.” Truman Capote helped to adapt H…
13 months ago
‘A natural storyteller’: Jane Gardam remembered by Tessa Hadley ○
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The author of Late in the Day pays tribute to the exuberantly inventive Yorkshire-born novelist who has died aged 96
Jane Gardam, who has died aged 96, was such an exuberant, inventive writer. It’s th…
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