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The other Brontë sister: why do we always forget about Anne?

A recent trip to Haworth, in West Yorkshire, got me thinking about Anne Brontë, who died 177 years ago this month. Stepping into St Michael and All Angels’ Church, a carved stone pillar prominently declares the location of the Brontë family vault. All members of the Brontë family – parents…

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The charming Peak District valley with a defiant history

In search of a getaway closer to home, Jake Hall explores the unchanged landscape of the Hope Valley

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Aimee Lou Wood on The White Lotus, the Beatles biopic and stepping out of her comfort zone: 'The moment you play it safe, you’re done'

The White Lotus made her a global breakout. Now, as she steps into the world of the Beatles and Jane Eyre, Aimee Lou Wood is embracing risk — and learning when not to trust fate

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Better than Wuthering Heights? The Brontës’ novels – ranked!

As Emerald Fennell’s film sparks debate, we celebrate the pioneering brilliance of the siblings’ work

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Wit, courage and guile: ten literary heroines to inspire you on International Women’s Day

Ever since pen was first put to paper, literary heroines have leapt off the page, often as literature’s most nuanced characters. Whether plucky and confident, pushing the boundaries of society, or increasingly empowered in their own quiet ways, it is no surprise that fictitious females reveal much about the world.

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From luxury ‘dupes’ to literary doubles: why doppelgangers are everywhere right now

AI ‘twins’, Mar-a-Lago lookalikes, Melania impersonator conspiracies … doubles proliferate in today’s culture – and nowhere more so than in a series of unsettling new novels that draw on a rich gothic tradition to tap into our paranoid times

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New Wuthering Heights film sparks fresh tourism boom in Yorkshire village: ‘It’s been quite mindblowing’

A new wave of Brontëmania has swept through Haworth

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Wuthering Heights movie prompts a new wave of Brontemania in sisters’ village

The Bronte Parsonage Museum, in Haworth, is the focus for Bronte fans from across the world.

Evening Standard

Like Jane Eyre, I’ve been seen as unconventional and abnormal. I’m autistic – is she too?

Nearly 200 years since Charlotte Brontë published Jane Eyre, her unconventional orphan Jane – with her intense emotions and sense of injustice – continues to captivate and intrigue readers.

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Sarah Moss: ‘I never liked Wuthering Heights as much as Jane Eyre’

The author on the trouble with the Brönte novels, what she gained from reading John Updike and Martin Amis – and the brilliance of Barbara Pym

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Rachel Cooke obituary

Journalist, literary critic, food writer and columnist whose work graced the Observer for 24 years

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In Love With Love by Ella Risbridger review – a sexy celebration of romantic fiction

From Pride and Prejudice to Fifty Shades, a writer’s paean to the literature of desire

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10 Years Ago, A Legendary Director Made A Misunderstood Gothic Romance Masterpiece

Guillermo del Toro's misunderstood Gothic romance deserves to find its audience.

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'Impressions' helped Aimee Lou Wood to express herself

Actress Aimee Lou Wood says doing "impressions" growing up helped to express herself.

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Postures: Jean Rhys in the Modern World review – sex, squalor and jungle sweat for an eternal outsider

Artists as varied as Sarah Lucas, Gwen John and Georg Baselitz are called upon by critic-curator Hilton Als to chime with the writer of Wide Sargasso Sea

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What was Jane Austen’s best novel? These experts think they know

To mark the 250th anniversary of her birth, we’re pitting Jane Austen’s much-loved novels against each other in a battle of wit, charm and romance. Six leading Austen experts have made their case for her ultimate novel, but the winner is down to you. Cast your vote in the poll…

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Pride & Prejudice at 20: How an intoxicating adaptation became the ultimate 21st-century romcom

FLASHBACKS: Two decades since its release, Joe Wright’s lush interpretation of Jane Austen’s classic novel – starring an Oscar-nominated Keira Knightley – remains a swoon-worthy generational touchstone for millennials and Gen Z. Clarisse Loughrey salutes its legacy, its daring… and its infamous hand flex

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Passion, integrity and self-reliance: why Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre is a heroine for our times

In our guides to the classics, experts explain key literary works.

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Language and family ties lie at heart of new immersive exhibition

AN immersive exhibition celebrating the work of a Scottish-Ghanian poet will open its doors in Glasgow next month ...

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From feminist trailblazers to relatable icons, these are our favourite fictional women

Whether it's Jane Austen's early trailblazers or modern heroines, these women prove why girls really do run the world

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Class, hunger and a ‘skinny’ Jane Eyre

Letter: Michèle Roberts responds to an article by Sarah Moss on literary heroines being thin

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Novelist Sarah Moss: ‘Hunger numbed my shame and humiliation’

As a bullied schoolgirl, the writer starved herself while greedily consuming classic novels. Looking back, she asks if their fragile heroines played a part in her increasingly dangerous attempts to lose weight

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My Lady Jane season 2: everything we know

Will My Lady Jane season 2 be riding on to our screens in the future?

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My Lady Jane review – you know what Tudor dramas are missing? Magic animals

This joyously bananas look at the nine-day queen features shapeshifting servants transforming into owls. It’s a wild, fun bit of escapism – perfect summer viewing

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The 25 Best Romance Books of 2024 (So Far)

Add these 25 new novels to your to-read stack ASAP.

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