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Netflix’s new Pride and Prejudice features Harewood House as Pemberley – here’s what the estate reveals about Austen’s world

It is a truth, though not one universally acknowledged, that a country house possessed of spacious grounds must be in want of a large fortune. A film or television company might offer one, or at least an honourable provision.

The Conversation

What Austen academics really think of ‘The Other Bennet Sister’: ‘Jane Austen will survive it all’

IN FOCUS: Austen academics tell Lauren Morris their thoughts on ‘Pride and Prejudice’ fan fiction as the hit BBC One drama continues

The Independent UK

Listen: Father who murdered five-week-old baby daughter makes 999 call

A father who murdered his five-week-old baby daughter rang 999 after she suffered from a “catastrophic” brain injury following a series of assaults.

The Independent UK

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That Time The Pride And Prejudice Cast Woke Up At 3 AM To Watch The Epic Makeout Between Keira Knightley And Matthew MacFayden

Sun-kissed, literally.

Cinemablend

Netflix unveils sneak peek at highly anticipated Jane Austen adaptation

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The Independent UK

After “Wuthering Heights” Broke the Internet, Netflix Is About to Adapt Another Classic

Hello, Mr. Darcy...

The Mary Sue

Emma Corrin yearns from a rooftop in first look at Netflix’s Pride and Prejudice

Netflix encourages fans to ‘join the yearn-aissance’ ahead of the series’ release in autumn

The Independent UK

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7 best 'Wuthering Heights' movie and show adaptations, ranked

A definitive guide to the greatest Catherine and Heathcliff pairings in cinema history, including Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.

Tom’s Guide

The 10 Best Slow-Burn Romance Films

Burn baby burn.

The Mary Sue

How long do LED masks last? I've asked 3 experts, and this was their definitive answer

Light therapy masks are a real skincare investment - but are they a long-term one?

Woman & Home

3 must-watch movies to stream on Peacock before the Super Bowl

Subscribing to Peacock to stream the Super Bowl or the Winter Olympics? Here are the three new to Peacock movies I'd recommend you watch while you're there.

Tom’s Guide

Rabbit Trap review – feral child lends eerie magic to Dev Patel fairy folk rock horror

The 70s musicians who choose to lay down some tracks in remote Welsh countryside may not really surprise, but one young local is startlingly memorable

The Guardian - UK

The Bridgerton costume designers on how they reinvented period romance

The Netflix show’s lead designers talk about being inspired by Pride and Prejudice’s Mr Darcy – and what to expect from series four.

The Independent UK

Bridget Jones actor dies aged 92 after short illness

Scottish actor Donald Douglas, best known for his role as Admiral Darcy in the Bridget Jones films, has died at the age of 92. He reportedly passed away on 14 January in a hospital in Albi, France, following a short illness, as confirmed by his family. Douglas enjoyed an extensive…

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Kat Dennings hints at Avengers: Doomsday role

Kat Dennings says she could appear in Avengers: Doomsday even though she has not filmed any scenes for it.

Euronews

Happy Birthday Jane Austen: French fans share 'Pride and Prejudice' fantasy for 250th anniversary

Fans of English novelist Jane Austen are celebrating her birth 250 years ago, on 16 December 1775. Nowadays, she's a pop culture phenomenon and, with 'Austenmania' spreading, French "Janeites" have been gathering for a Regency-themed ball to re-enact dancing scenes from her beloved books.

The Guardian - AU

PM farewells ‘colourful’ Graham Richardson at state funeral as Labor chooses to forgive and forget

Anthony Albanese says controversial Labor powerbroker was ‘a man of many facets’ as politicians from both sides of aisle pay tribute

The Conversation

Inside the Regency ballroom: what you’d experience on a night out with Jane Austen

The ballrooms of Jane Austen’s Britain have been hailed in literature and period dramas as a marriage market where young men and women could meet and mingle. The ballroom set the scene for Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy’s first encounter at Meryton’s assembly rooms in Pride and Prejudice (1813), and…

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Evening Standard

Why Gen Z are falling for Jane Austen all over again

She was born 250 years ago, but the queen of the rom-com has found a whole new devoted audience

The Conversation

Jane Austen perfected the love story – but kept her own independence

Jane Austen’s Paper Trail is a podcast from The Conversation celebrating 250 years since Jane Austen’s birth. In each episode, we’ll be investigating a different aspect of Austen’s personality by interrogating one of her novels with leading Austen researchers. Along the way we’ll visit locations important to Austen to uncover…

Euronews

Red panda cubs see snow for the first time at a US zoo

Zoo Knoxville officials say the brothers -named Mr. Darcy and Dr. Wallace - explored their habitat, enjoyed a snack and even a short nap in the snow flurries.

Marie Claire

15 of the Best Enemies-to-Lovers Books of All Time

Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy may be the blueprint, but you're guaranteed to fall for all of these novels.

The Guardian - UK

Spare us from romcom Austen. Give me the dark side of 19th-century life any day

Why sanitise or sugarcoat the classics? New adaptations of Austen and Brontë could explore everything from slavery to death in childbirth, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Conversation

Jane Austen and theory of mind: how literary fiction sharpens your ‘mindreading’ skills

At the beginning of Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen’s most well-known novel, the protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet, overhears Mr Darcy speaking ill of her. This, naturally, leads her to form a negative opinion of him.

The Independent UK

Queen Camilla jokes that aristocrat should ‘re-enact’ Pride and Prejudice lake scene

“Maybe, William, we can persuade you to re-enact the scene here to add to the excitement of the day?” the Queen said

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