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

Whether courageous and confident or quietly subversive, literary heroines can inspire us in our everyday lives.

06.03.2026 10

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Amy Wilcockson

Why we love literary anniversaries

Celebrating literary anniversaries centres on many things including cultural connection, nostalgia, pride and a sense of belonging.

19.01.2026 20

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Amy Wilcockson

Jane Austen: why are adaptations of Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey so rare?

Unlike the usual Austen narratives, these two novels are concerned with wider, more serious issues that perhaps puts TV and film-makers off.

08.09.2025 9

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Amy Wilcockson

William Wordsworth’s last home is up for sale – returning it to a private residence would be a loss for the UK’s cultural heritage

It was at Rydal Mount that Wordsworth truly settled, building a ‘writing hut’ and extensively landscaping the grounds to his own design.

01.04.2025 8

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Amy Wilcockson