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Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Better than Wuthering Heights? The Brontes' novels ranked!

Charlotte Brontë's debut novel The Professor was rejected nine times before publication, while her second novel Jane Eyre achieved immediate success, and Anne Brontë's Agnes Grey drew authentically from her governess experience.
Science
fromNature
1 month ago

From Victorian voyages to vanishing maps: Books in brief

Historical expeditions and proxy records reveal long-term Earth and ocean processes essential for understanding and addressing contemporary climate and environmental challenges.
Arts
fromwww.theartnewspaper.com
2 months ago

Long lost portrait of Scotland's greatest poet Robert Burns goes on show for first time

A lost Henry Raeburn portrait of Robert Burns has resurfaced and is now publicly displayed at the National Gallery of Scotland.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

What is Burns Night? The legacy of a poet who shaped Scotland

Donations fund independent, paywall-free journalism covering major issues; Robert Burns' poetry, including 'Lament of Mary, Queen of Scots,' remains central to Scottish cultural celebration.
Music
fromthebluemoment.com
2 months ago

RIP Margaret Ross

Margaret Ross sang lead on the Cookies' 1964 classic "I Never Dreamed" and embodied teenage innocence central to Brill Building girl-group vocals.
fromTime Out London
2 months ago

In photos: London celebrates Burns Night

'The Porchester Hall, a beautiful building near The Royal Oak, looked hugely grand as I walked in with my pal Tim,' Bethell said. 'We were there first and grabbed a table near the front, watching people pour in covered in tartan, as we waited for a polite time to go get a plate of haggis with potatoes, carrots and swede. It was delicious.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Scotland's first-ever deputy first minister Jim Wallace dies aged 71

Jim Wallace, Scotland's first deputy first minister and former Liberal MP, died from unforeseen complications following a scheduled major operation.
Books
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

Our Greatest Living Biographer Is Back With His First Single-Subject Book in Decades. It's Enthralling.

Young Alfred Tennyson's early life intertwined poetic sensibility with scientific curiosity amid a Victorian crisis of belief.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Who's the Best British Romanticist of Them All?

Tate Britain frames Turner and Constable as rivals, raising questions about genuine artistic rivalry versus promotional framing, amid exhibitions exploring artistic friendships and contemporary practices.
Books
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Why Tennyson Feels So Modern

Young Alfred, Lord Tennyson absorbed unsettling scientific ideas, shaping his melancholic temperament and the themes of belief crisis in his poetry.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

British Library acquires archive of rural life writer and essayist Ronald Blythe

The British Library acquired Ronald Blythe's meticulously ordered archive, preserving over a million words documenting a century of rural East Anglian life and social change.
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