Classics Revisited

Passion, integrity and self-reliance: Why Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre is a heroine for our times

By marrying a man who has become her physical and financial dependent – but who remains an equal romantic partner – Jane can enjoy both power and femininity.

Matthew Sussman, The Conversation
· Apr 13, 2025 · 05:30 pm
How a Henry James novel helps explain the fascination with murder suspect Luigi Mangione

Serialised in ‘The Atlantic’ from 1885 to 1886, ‘The Princess Casamassima’ tells the story of working-class and aristocratic leftists caught in love triangles.

Max Chapnick, The Conversation
· Jan 26, 2025 · 05:30 pm
How global pandemics shaped ‘A Passage to India’, EM Forster’s final novel

In the novel, Adela Quested arrives in the city of Chandrapore with Mrs Moore, the mother of her fiancé, hoping to see ‘the real India’.

Chris Mourant, The Conversation
· Jan 25, 2025 · 05:30 pm

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