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15 Notable Figures From History Who Likely Passed Away As Virgins

From Queen Elizabeth I, who ruled an entire nation, to romance writers like Emily Brontë and Jane Austen, who captured love on paper, these 15 historical figures are widely believed to have lived and passed away as virgins.

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The Other Bennet Sister: this fresh take on Pride and Prejudice transforms the overlooked Mary

When Lizzy Bennet, the witty sister in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (1813), asks: “What are men to rocks and mountains?” she is thinking about ways of understanding self and world through the notion of the sublime.

The Conversation

How to watch The Other Bennet Sister online: stream Jane Austen period drama from anywhere

Mary Bennet steps out of her sisters' shadow in Jane Austen-inspired period drama. Here's how to watch The Other Bennet Sister online right now.

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How To Watch The Other Bennet Sister In The U.S. Right Now

How To Watch The Other Bennet Sister in the US right now as Jane Austen fans swoon over the star-studded TV series starring Richard E. Grant and Ruth Jones.

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57 Books Covers That Are So Incredibly Awful That They’re Actually Funny (New Pics)

The phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” sounds nice on paper, but if everyone actually followed it, publishers wouldn’t spend so much time and money creating them. And that’s not something we, the readers, want. Thoughtless, poorly executed, or otherwise baffling designs still manage to make it to…

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The Other Bennet Sister review – the bookish Pride and Prejudice sister gets her turn in the spotlight

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

The Guardian - UK

The Other Bennet Sister review – Utterly charming Austen spin-off gives new life to classic characters

4/5 The BBC’s new adaptation puts the beleaguered, bespectacled Mary of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ front and centre – and she makes for a delightfully awkward protagonist

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Readers reply: which are more like life, novels or films?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions considers what’s ‘realistic’ in what we read v what we watch …

The Guardian - UK

Period drama fans rejoice! The Other Bennet Sister is a boundary breaking must-see

The transformative power of breaking free from misogynist shackles on full display in this perfect reimagining of a classic tale

Woman & Home

How to watch 'The Other Bennet Sister' — stream 'Pride and Prejudice' spin-off (all 10 episodes)

10-part "Pride and Prejudice" spin-off drama. Here's how to watch "The Other Bennet Sister" online from anywhere in the world – and how to stream all episodes right now without waiting.

Tom’s Guide

Churchill and Austen to be replaced by wildlife on British banknotes

TOI correspondent from London: Winston Churchill, disliked in India for his role in the 1943 Bengal famine, and Jane Austen will no longer feature on British banknotes and instead be replaced by British wildlife.

The Times of India

17 Romance Novels to Read After 'Bridgerton,' From Regency-Era Love Stories to Literary Classics

If you've binged the Netflix hit and devoured Julia Quinn's books, these bodice-rippers should be on your TBR list.

Marie Claire

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

The Guardian - UK

Ben Markovits: ‘I used to think any book concerned with people falling in love can’t be very good’

The British-American author on arguing about Jane Austen, the joys of Jerome K Jerome, and revising his opinion of Philip Roth

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The Independent UK

Netflix unveils sneak peek at highly anticipated Jane Austen adaptation

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The story behind The Jolly Postman, the best book of your childhood

BOOKS: A new exhibition marks 40 years since the publication of Janet and Allan Ahlberg’s delicately crafted tale of a tea-drinking postman delivering (real) letters. Their daughter Jessica tells Jessie Thompson how her parents created such an enduring British children’s classic

The Mary Sue

After “Wuthering Heights” Broke the Internet, Netflix Is About to Adapt Another Classic

Hello, Mr. Darcy...

The Independent UK

Emma Corrin yearns from a rooftop in first look at Netflix’s Pride and Prejudice

Netflix encourages fans to ‘join the yearn-aissance’ ahead of the series’ release in autumn

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The Conversation

Why asking ‘Was Jane Austen gay?’ still causes controversy

Would Jane Austen have even understood the question of whether she was gay? Michel Foucault, French theorist and author of The History of Sexuality (1976), would answer: “Non”.

Cinemablend

One Of The Oscar-Nominated Shorts Is Like An SNL Sketch, And You Can Watch It Now

Yes, it’s a double-entendre.

Woman & Home

The Spanish Valentine's tradition I'm adopting this year - book lovers, lean-in

In honour of the Spanish book-giving tradition, our experts round up their top picks of books to gift for Valentine's Day, for the special women in your life

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t want to do the same thing over and over’: Stacy Martin on risky roles, tequila at the Oscars and her Jurassic Park dream

After experiencing the strangeness of the Academy Awards with her last film The Brutalist, the indie actor has reunited with its creators for period curio The Testament of Ann Lee. But what she’d really like to get her teeth into is a certain dino franchise

The Conversation

Industry’s Faustian pact, a Welsh detective drama, and the return of Bridgerton – what to watch, read and listen to this week

I don’t think my new year’s resolution – to take a lunch break every day – would much impress the cast of Industry. In the BBC show’s fourth series, the idea that work might pause politely at midday feels almost quaint, like a relic of a slower moral universe.

The Conversation

How much can we really know about Jane Austen? Experts answer your questions

Jane Austen’s Paper Trail is a podcast from The Conversation celebrating 250 years since the author’s birth. In each episode, we investigate a different aspect of Austen’s personality by interrogating one of her novels with leading researchers. Along the way, we visit locations important to Austen to uncover a particular…

The Independent UK

‘Don’t google the Beckhams!’: How to read more, according to Britain’s top authors

WORLD BOOK DAY 2026: A drastic drop in reading for pleasure has prompted a national campaign to get Britain to fall back in love with books. Leading authors, including Helen Fielding, Salman Rushdie and Tom Fletcher, tell Annabel Nugent how to bring back your inner bookworm on World Book Day

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