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Celebrated for her romantic plots and social satire, Jane Austen’s novels largely avoid direct engagement with the turbulent political issues...
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Bath is known for its literary scene, but what about about its poetry? Maria Robinson dives into the open mics...
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The Bath Magazine’s Weekend Edition is dispatched every Friday. In each issue Daniel McCabe from Magalleria recommends a magazine from...
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Think of a Christmas book, and there’s just one that springs to mind, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Written in...
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How might we see ourselves more clearly? Consult Rembrandt. Who can encourage us to see more intimately? Tracey Emin is...
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Few contemporary writers have left as profound a mark on British literature as Ian McEwan. Ahead of his visit to...
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It’s the Age Old Debate: can the film ever be as good as the book? Whether you’re a die-hard-book-believer, or a...
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“Getting older is not a problem; it’s an opportunity.” If that’s not how you’re feeling, perhaps it’s time to read...
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Victoria Walters, creative producer at Bath Festivals, has picked some of the wonderful books featured at Bath Children’s Literature Festival...
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We all like a fairy-tale ending – but what happens when the story goes, in performance poet Joseph Coelho’s words,...
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Novelist, poet and journalist Angela Carter, known for her feminist, magical realism, spent much of her life in London. Bath,...
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A talk by John Mullan, at the Gainsborough Bath Spa HotelWords by Emma Clegg This year marks the 250th anniversary...