The acclaimed American author and literary critic talks to Zoe West

ELLA BRUCCOLERI on bringing to life an oft-overlooked Jane Austen character

Ever since Upstairs Downstairs and The Forsyte Saga, we’ve had a soft spot for historical dramas. With their sumptuous sets and beautiful costumes, they depict the elegance of a more mannered bygone a

THE MARK OF A GREAT, TOUGH BOOK MAY NOT be how many literature classes it’s taught in but how many film or TV adaptations you can drape on its branches without breaking them. Dramatizations are tricky

AS the author of “Jane Eyre”, Charlotte Brontë has been feted as creating one of the greatest works of English literature. With sisters Emily and Anne also responsible for timeless classics such as “W

Which childhood book sparked your love of reading? The Shoe Shop Bears by Margaret J Baker, now sadly out of print. It was the first book I bought with my own money. I was bored by picture books and w