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In an edited extract from his speech at the 2023 Royal Philharmonic awards, its chairman urges joined up thinking to ensure a healthy future for an art form that is central to the wellbeing and prosperity of our national life

Jane Austen’s works are globally renowned, but they were unknown in China until 1935 when two different translations of Pride and Prejudice were published. Today, her novels are increasingly popular and have been translated into Chinese many times – notably there have been 60 different retranslations of Pride and Prejudice.

As Dakota Johnson appears in the new Jane Austen adaptation, Lorelei Marfil speaks to the film’s costume designer about the input the star had on the outfits and the problem Brexit posed to the film’s top hats

‘Not going to lie, I cried’

New exhibition also showcases Elizabeth Bennet’s petticoat from the BBC 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen’s book

It may only rarely get built, but imaginary architecture is a crucial support for many stories, from Jane Austen’s Pemberley to Kafka’s Castle and Ballard’s High-Rise

They often get as rough a ride from books as they do from the world, but some writers, from Jane Austen to Sue Townsend, have given lone parents authentic life beyond the cliches