Tag: British literature
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Amy Levy: Archives Unsealed Reveal Victorian Genius and Queer Jewish Writer Admired by Oscar Wilde
Unsealing the Past: Why Amy Levy Matters Today When archives are opened and old stories breathe again, literary history can be rewritten. The recent unsealing of archives related to Amy Levy, a prolific yet underrecognized Victorian writer, offers readers a new window into a life that critics once hailed as genius by none other than…
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Tributes and Memories for Jilly Cooper: Remembering a Cultivator of British Sixty’s Lit
Celebrating a Storied Career Jilly Cooper, the beloved author known for her sharp wit, sparkling social observation, and a string of romance-filled novels, has died at the age of 88. Her agent Felicity Blunt described her as someone who “defined culture, writing and conversation since she was first published over 50 years ago.” For fans,…
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Obituary: Jilly Cooper, Chronicler of Rutshire and the English Countryside
Obituary: Jilly Cooper, 1937–2025 Jilly Cooper, the prolific English writer whose novels about the landed gentry and their appetites turned the idea of a bonkbuster into a distinctly British institution, has died at the age of 88. A Georgian at heart, Cooper preferred the country’s polite rituals to city bustle, and she translated those tastes…
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Obituary: Jilly Cooper, Chronicler of Rutshire, Dies at 88
Tribute to a Country-Tilted Voice Jilly Cooper, the celebrated writer whose novels set in the fictional counties of Rutshire and Larkshire captured the swagger, wit and romance of a certain English aristocratic world, has died aged 88. Her passing marks the end of an era in which “bonkbuster” fiction met sharp social satire, marrying candid…
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Dame Jilly Cooper, Queen of the British Bonkbuster, Dies at 88
British literary icon Dame Jilly Cooper passes away at 88 Renowned author Dame Jilly Cooper, the revelatory voice behind the beloved Rutshire Chronicles and a defining figure of the British bonkbuster, has died at the age of 88. Her passing marks the end of an era in which witty social satire, sizzling romance, and a…
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Nicholas Wennö: Slow Horses Is the Quickest Spy Series Ever
Introduction: A critic’s answer to a genre relaunch In a recent conversation, Swedish critic Nicholas Wennö asked why Mick Herron—and a cadre of British writers—are so deft at sketching bureaucratic and political intrigue. Herron’s reply was blunt and revealing: political chess runs in their blood, just as cricket, shame, and boozy nights do. That sly…