Since reading Gill Hornby’s fantastic Miss Austen, I have been keen to find out more about the forgotten females who were Jane Austen’s chief companions. Austen’s brothers all led colourful lives […]
The people of Meryton believed that Charlotte Lucas had no prospects. Mrs Bennet sighed patronisingly that it was a shame that Charlotte was not more handsome. It seemed as if […]
I first learned the rough plot of The Oresteia as a nine year-old. Studying the Greek and Roman myths, the story’s lead characters feature in the prologue to The Luck of Troy. […]
Merry Christmas to one and all! The premise of this one sounded like real Cheese on Toast but it unexpectedly won me over. Emma Thompson and Greg Wise were approached […]
I am always utterly fascinated by how a literary character or even a historical figure can continue to evolve decades or even centuries after they lived or were created. Clearly, […]
When I spotted this book’s title, I assumed that it was another novelisation of Jane Austen’s life. Like most people, when I hear the words ‘Miss Austen’, my immediate thought […]
First of all, I have to confess that not only did I receive a review copy of this book but when it arrived last year, the parcel also contained a […]
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