How do you get a reader in 1930s China to understand what a mince pie is?
Tag: Pride and Prejudice

‘Bridgerton’ Brings the Regency Novel Back Into Fashion – But Did It Ever Go Away?
The brooding men and the naive women are very much there but this multi-cultural production is also aware of current issues and even music.

Escape to Austen Land
Reading Austen is like embarking on a long vacation, riding in a horse coach and halting at an inn for the night before you commence your journey the next …

The Dread of Opening My Laptop
For months, I would wake up thinking of a combination of what I ought to watch and where else I could apply.

Why We Must Lower Our Expectations of Reading
One by one, slowly and steadily, I'm learning how to talk to books again.