Jane austen’s england

To mark the 250th anniversary of her birth, we look into the life of this literary genius…

There is perhaps no author quite so connected to their home county as Hardy is to Dorset. A tour of Hardy Country must start at the quintessentially perfect thatched cottage where he was born in 1840,

It’s a truth universally acknowledged more than 250 years later – and we’re as obsessed with the author as ever

DIARY By Jonathan Wright and Danny Bird HISTORY COOKBOOK Tomato soup cake CITIES Marrakech, Morocco Few places are more synonymous with Jane Austen than Bath – though it’s fair to say that she had mix

England’s first capital, Winchester, is a well-preserved gem, its narrow lanes and alleys packed with historic treats, from pretty medieval palaces to a world-famous cathedral. Yet it’s far from being

COUNTRY LIFE staff pick where in London they most enjoy getting lost in the written word