This December, BBC Radio 4 and 4Extra will mark the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth with a season of programming celebrating the life, legacy, and literary brilliance of one of Britain’s most ...

The co-founder of Speaking Tiger on why rural India has vanished from English fiction and why independent publishers remain vital for literary diversity.

On Remembrance Sunday, Ruth Arnold reflects on what international education can teach us about global conflict and how to solve it.

My own $37 stretched to include a perfectly seasoned cast iron skillet (a steal at $15), a hand-embroidered linen tablecloth ($12), and a collection of vintage Ohio postcards ($10) that now hang ...

The War of 1812 is today a vague mystery, sometimes confused with the “1812 Overture” played at July 4 fireworks shows, but ...

McSorley, whose new book is called Paperboy, says he finds writing a lonely profession and like Mina sees festivals as a way ...

A magic shop where stars such as Dynamo, Derren Brown and Paul Daniels honed their crafts is to close after 50 years. Sheffield's Magick Lounge opened in 1975 and has been run by ...

While Conway’s is slowly rotting away amidst the stalled redevelopment of Moore Lane and its environs, other former public ...

A comprehensive guide to who lives at Kensington Palace, which has been called home by Princess Diana, Princes William and ...