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Universities admit purge of ‘challenging’ books to protect students

Investigation finds institutions are dropping books containing depictions of suicide and slavery from syllabuses

The Telegraph

Fantastically great women take to the stage at the Fringe

WHEN Kate Pankhurst discovered that celebrated suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst was a distant cousin, she had recently graduated from an illustration…

The National (Scotland)

Being cheerful on the outside can help you – and others – feel it on the inside

Cheerfulness can boost your energy levels, even in tough times – as philosophers and writers have long recognised, writes Donna…

The Guardian - UK

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40 best books to read before you die

Losing yourself in a great novel is one of life’s joys. Here our critics Ceri Radford and Chris Harvey pick the books…

The Independent UK

Reading, empathy & Austen adaptations

"I don't really hear, 'We've checked our quota for white middle class authors from Brooklyn'"

Salon

Brits' favourite books to read on staycation - with Sally Rooney topping the list

Sally Rooney's 2021 literary fiction 'Beautiful World, Where Are You' came out ahead of the Harry Potter collection and 'Fifty…

Daily Mirror

Best holiday books revealed in poll

Romantic reads come out on top in survey, followed by mysteries

The Independent UK

TV tonight: saying goodbye to Neighbours with a nostalgic schmoozefest

Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan return to Ramsey Street for the soap opera’s finale. Plus: Jane Austen’s Sanditon delivers more…

The Guardian - UK

What we're watching: Tone is not quite OK in 'Not Okay'

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Persuasion's best people are the worst

All is not completely lost in the Netflix adaptation, thanks to some unlikable minor roles

Salon

Persuasion: why the Netflix adaptation is actually worth a watch, according to a romantic literature expert

SPOILER ALERT: this article contains plot references to Persuasion.

The Conversation

TV tonight: Jane Austen’s Sanditon is back to swoon period drama lovers

Sisters are swamped with proposals in the second run of this Austen adaptation. Plus: a Josh Widdicombe standup special. Here’s…

The Guardian - UK

Sanditon season 2: How to watch and will there be a third series as drama returns to ITV

Sanditon is returning to ITV for its second series - here's how you can watch the TV adaption of Jane…

Daily Mirror

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Jane Austen, regarded as one of the first rom-com authors, has had another classic adapted for the big screen again…

Bangkok Post

Persuasion: Netflix viewers call out ‘cringey’ dialogue in new Jane Austen adaptation

Dakota Johnson’s lines in the film are infuriating Jane Austen fans

The Independent UK

11 incredible stately homes from TV and film you can visit in real life

From Bridgerton to Lara Croft, stately homes are a fixture in TV and cinema

The Independent UK

Persuasion: Netflix viewers call out ‘cringey’ dialogue in new Jane Austen adaptation

Dakota Johnson’s lines in the film are infuriating Jane Austen fans

The Independent UK

Persuasion: Netflix viewers call out ‘cringey’ dialogue in new Jane Austen adaptation

Dakota Johnson’s lines in the film are infuriating Jane Austen fans

The Independent UK

Netflix’s Persuasion Starring Dakota Johnson Hath Landed And Twitter Is Ripping It To Shreds

"It insults the audience's intelligence."

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5 Jane Austen facts revealed by music

All sorts of women can be musical – or not – in Austen’s novels, it tells us something about each…

Salon

Who is in the Persuasion cast for Netflix's newest Jane Austen adaptation

Persuasion is now available to watch on Netflix

Manchester Evening News

Persuasion: 11 stately homes from TV and film you can visit in real life

From Bridgerton to Lara Croft, stately homes are a fixture in TV and cinema

The Independent UK

Netflix Persuasion adaptation starring Dakota Johnson jettisons Jane Austen’s class concerns in favour of contemporary appeal

Netflix's new adaptation of Persuasion stars 50 Shades of Grey's Dakota Johnson as a messy millennial who swigs wine from…

ABC News

Persuasion: Netflix movie branded ‘torture’ to watch and ‘the worst Jane Austen adaptation ever’

Film’s being called ‘a travesty’, ‘inexcusable’ and ‘torture’

The Independent UK

Sanditon star Rose Williams: ‘It’s the fans who saved the show’

After ITV’s Austen adaptation Sanditon was cancelled, Rose Williams said goodbye to her character Charlotte Heywood. But then the fans…

Evening Standard