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Preview 200 Years of Pride and Prejudice: Austen to Zombies at the National Library of ScotlandAn original copy of Jane Austen's literary classic, printed 200 years ago, is one of 18 editions on show at an Edinburgh exhibition where visitors can voice their favourite scenes.29 July 2013 -
C24 Feature 40 Years Of The Booker PrizeThis year The Man Booker Prize celebrates its 40th Year. Freay McClelland explores its rich history and examines how it has become one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and the most controversial.11 September 2008 -
Preview A Hankering After Ghosts: British Library's Charles Dickens and the SupernaturalTo mark the bicentenary of his birth, the British Library in London goes beyond A Christmas Carol for a new exhibition on Charles Dickens, the supernatural and the macabre.06 December 2011 -
Trail A Lover’s Trail for Valentine's Day: Lost relics and old haunts of passionA Valentine's trail exploring art, letters, books, literature and natural beauty in celebration of our extraordinary passions.11 February 2015 -
News A Study in Scarlet: Stephen Fry and friends mark 125 years of Conan Doyle's Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes fans will get a glimpse of a rarely-seen first edition of A Study in Scarlet at Portsmouth City Museum, accompanied by an audio tour voiced by Stephen Fry.23 November 2012 -
Trail A Voyage Round O'Brian's Britain - The Master And Commander Museum TrailA Voyage Round O'Brian's Britain is a tour of UK museums that brings the world of Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey to life.22 November 2003 -
News Agatha Christie's former holiday home Greenway opens to the public for the first time'The loveliest place in the world,' is how world famous crime writer Agatha Christie described her holiday home Greenway, which is now open to the public following a £5.4 million restoration.23 February 2009 -
News Alan Bennett Donates His Literary Archive To The Bodleian Library OxfordAcclaimed playwright, director, actor and author Alan Bennett has presented his literary archive of drafts and other manuscripts as a gift to the Bodleian Library.23 October 2008 -
Review Alice in Wonderland at the British Library: From Disney to counter-culture, an exhibition steeped in historyOn the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll's beloved novel, the British Library celebrates the author and the many interpretations of the story through the years in an exhibition of timelessness, says Angelika Rusbridge.20 November 2015 -
News Anglo-German deal secures Franz Kafka letters archive for Oxford University's Bodleian LibraryOxford University's Bodleian Libraries have teamed up with a German Library to save letters and postcards by Franz Kafka.04 April 2011 -
News Arthur Conan Doyle notebook containing first ever lines of Sherlock Holmes goes on showA notebook described as "very precious" by Arthur Conan Doyle's son, used when the author practised medicine in Southsea during the 1880s, is revealed by the Museum of London.10 November 2014 -
C24 Feature Artist's Statement: Kasia Wozniak on Fashion Photography Inspired by Sherlock HolmesIn a Museum of London commission, Kasia Wozniak has used a mid-19th century plate technique to take on the work of Arthur Conan Doyle. Her work, she explains, is a kind of alchemy.14 October 2014 -
Castle or defences County: Leicestershire Ashby de la Zouch Castle - English Heritage Ashby de la Zouch -
Preview Auerbach And Freud Reveal New Paintings At The V&AFor four weeks only the V&A is presenting a novel opportunity to view eight new paintings by Frank Auerbach and Lucian Freud, before they disappear into private collections.26 April 2006 -
News Ayrshire gets Robert Burns Museum in hugely ambitious National Trust for Scotland projectThe National Trust for Scotland has opened the doors to the much-heralded £21 million Robert Burns Birthplace Museum.01 December 2010 -
News Benedict Cumberbatch's design of a life-size Paddington bear statue joins London trailSherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch says he wants his Paddington Bear statue, set at the Museum of London in a trail of celebrity designs, to learn "the finer art of acting".05 November 2014 -
News Birthplace Trust, galleries and museums to "bypass barriers" in Shakespeare Week 2014Dozens of cultural institutions across the country will help the inaugural Shakespeare Week inspire millions of people when it launches in March 2014.17 April 2013 -
News Bodleian Library seals first Jane Austen manuscript at hotly-contested auctionThe correction-littered first draft of Austen’s unfinished The Watsons will become one of the earliest surviving novels on display in Britain as it heads to Oxford.27 July 2011 -
News Books & Print Sandbox projects set bold digital agenda for reading and publishing at WatershedEight new digital projects based at Watershed in Bristol are investigating how emerging digital technologies can support the act of reading.15 January 2013 -
News Bradford's National Media Museum To Show New Harry Potter In 3-DHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will be given a whole extra layer of magic for viewers at the National Media Museum's IMAX cinema this July.28 June 2007
