If you’re looking to cut down on your consumption this year, you may benefit from recreating some Victorian DIY projects.
- Senior Lecturer in English Literature, University of Portsmouth
The enjoyment of the show is not in working out who did it but in the eccentricities of the ever-turning plot.
Six of the best books from 2023 to read this summer.
A book that defies the usual mystery formula, Death on the Nile is more than just a clever tale about murder.
Christie used her Belgian sleuth to unpick ideas of England and Englishness.
The Victorian idea of Christmas pre-dates Dickens. What the writer did was bring an essentially rural celebration into an urban setting.
A new film brings to life the murky underbelly of Victorian London.
The BBC’s Sherlock – along with most contemporary adaptations – seems to indicate that the values of the intellect are not those of society.
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