In less than a decade, surrounded by screens, I lost my ability to read some of the best books ever written. But, inspired by the Guardian’s 100 best novels list, I was determined to get it back
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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
Virgina Woolf declared Middlemarch “one of the few English novels written for grown-up people”. He…
33 days ago
Lily King: ‘I couldn’t get past the first 20 pages of Pride and Prejudice’ ⊕
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The Women’s prize-shortlisted author on being obsessed with Judy Blume, hating Jane Austen at first, and the joys of Tove Jansson
My earliest reading memory
The Little Engine That Could. My mom used …
39 days ago
Juliet Stevenson: ‘My biggest disappointment? I never got a role in Harry Potter’ ○
The actor on struggling with body image, her U-turn on marriage and her obsession with Instagram dogs
Born in Essex, Juliet Stevenson, 69, studied at Rada and made her film debut in Drowning By Number…
81 days ago
‘A toad is a perfect tenner’: experts recommend wild candidates for new banknotes ⊕
Animals will feature on £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes, the Bank of England says, but which creatures should make the cut?
Native British wildlife will feature on the next set of £5, £10, £20 and £50 note…
87 days ago
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews the weekend TV: With Mrs Bennet a poisonous snob, the BBC has ruined Austen's classic ○
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The Other Bennet Sister tells Jane Austen's most celebrated novel from the viewpoint of bookish, awkward Mary.
The Other Bennet Sister review – the bookish Pride and Prejudice sister gets her turn in the spotlight ⊕
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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
Lydia Bennet – the kickable youngest Bennet dau…
90 days ago
Ruth Jones and Richard E Grant star in Pride and Prejudice-inspired comedy ⊕⊕
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Ruth Jones says she is "stepping into very big shoes" as she stars in a Jane Austen inspired BBC drama.
3 months ago
Not their finest hour: 'Bonkers' Bank of England ditches Churchill and Austen for otters and badgers as wildlife replaces historical figures on UK notes ○
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Winston Churchill and Jane Austen will be replaced by the likes of otters and badgers on UK banknotes - in a decision described as 'total bonkers' by critics.
Readers reply: What if Shakespeare was dropped in modern-day London? ⊕
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions ponders the hypothetical reactions of eminent historical personages to today’s Trafalgar Square
This week’s question: which are…