Rarer than diamonds and more valuable than any other coloured jewels, a fine emerald represents natural beauty at its most beguiling. Jonathan Self journeys into the lustrous world of this revered gemstone

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The platinum blonde in British history

To mark half a century since Agatha Christie’s death, we welcome you inside the literary doyenne’s rural retreat – her sanctuary from the harsh world of press and public

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One Bath location that Jane Austen wrote about – criticising the houses as being too small – is New King Street. Come to number 19, in which several rooms recreate interiors in a typical 18th-century