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Jane Austen

since 2025 › Jan › 18 (Sat) @ 08:15 UTC

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37 days ago

'They spend a lot of time apart... it's a make or break move.' As Geri and Christian Horner plot to buy £45m Edgcote Manor, insiders reveal how the purchase might just be a VERY expensive distraction from the couple's troubles ⊖

found 2026 › Jun › 20 (Sat) @ 02:09 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Built in the mid-18th century, the Grade I- listed Georgian country house sits amid 1,704 acres. And it was home to the BBC's iconic 1995 TV adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice.

55 days ago

I devoured classic novels as a teenager. In a world of distractions, can I relearn how to read them? ⊕

found 2026 › Jun › 02 (Tue) @ 04:18 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

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

It is…

72 days ago

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

found 2026 › May › 16 (Sat) @ 08:06 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

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…

80 days ago

Lily King: ‘I couldn’t get past the first 20 pages of Pride and Prejudice’ ⊕

found 2026 › May › 08 (Fri) @ 09:39 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

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 …

86 days ago

Juliet Stevenson: ‘My biggest disappointment? I never got a role in Harry Potter’ ○

found 2026 › May › 02 (Sat) @ 09:27 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

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…

4 months ago

‘A toad is a perfect tenner’: experts recommend wild candidates for new banknotes ⊕

found 2026 › Mar › 21 (Sat) @ 06:42 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

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…

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews the weekend TV: With Mrs Bennet a poisonous snob, the BBC has ruined Austen's classic ○

found 2026 › Mar › 16 (Mon) @ 02:12 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

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 ⊕

found 2026 › Mar › 15 (Sun) @ 20:57 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

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…

Ruth Jones and Richard E Grant star in Pride and Prejudice-inspired comedy ⊕⊕

found 2026 › Mar › 12 (Thu) @ 11:36 UTC

a story from BBC ✅ › BBC News

Ruth Jones says she is "stepping into very big shoes" as she stars in a Jane Austen inspired BBC drama.

Not their finest hour: 'Bonkers' Bank of England ditches Churchill and Austen for otters and badgers as wildlife replaces historical figures on UK notes ○

found 2026 › Mar › 11 (Wed) @ 02:27 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

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.

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