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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

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024

From Kirklees to Croydon, some historic buildings English councils could sell

Local authorities are thinking of plugging budget shortfalls by raising millions selling off public assets

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024

Ocean views and authors lost: a literary tour of Ireland’s wild west coast

The wild west coast from Cork up to Donegal has captivated writers from Yeats to Synge and Charlotte Brontë – as well as a host of lesser-known talent

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023

Special meanings behind Royal Family's first names– from Charles to Lilibet

Royal Family names have inspired parents-to-be for generations, but many may not be aware of some of the origins of such names, many of which hold very special meanings

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2023

How linguistic diversity in English-language fiction reveals resistance and tension

Linguistic diversity, like other types of diversity, can enrich life. It’s a truism that languages and cultures are closely allied. Some believe that language imposes its own unique perceptual grid on its users.

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2023

'Emily' review: The power and fire of the gifted, strange Brontë sister

Late in her own relatively short life, the writer Charlotte Brontë published a brief "biographical notice" about her two sisters, Emily and Anne, both fellow writers who died tragically young. Of Emily, who died in 1848 at the age of 30 after publishing her sole novel "Wuthering Heights," Charlotte wrote,…

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023

What the poet, playboy and prophet of bubbles can still teach us

Charles Mackay was wrong about a lot, but his wild life and times hold many lessons

Financial Times · Jan 26, 2023

Emily Brontë's death needs to be radically reimagined – an expert explains

Novelist Charlotte Brontë was devastated when her sister Emily died from tuberculosis on December 19, 1848.

The Conversation · Dec 19, 2022

BBC Antiques Roadshow's most valuable items including £1million flower

John Lennon's guitar were among some of the most expensive items on the show

Liverpool Echo · Dec 4, 2022