TV reviewTelevision & radioReviewThe format that time-travels to mealtimes gone by enters the classroom to show how education has changed since the Victorian era
It is 1897 and at a school in Coventry the coal burners have been lit, the inkwells filled, and the portrait of Queen Victoria straightened. The classrooms are all worn, wooden desks, wildly inaccurate world maps, and pupils in caps and corsets. Everything looks as cosy as a period drama, except this is a geography lesson. Read More...
History booksReviewThe slave trade is the focus of a huge moral dilemma in this 1850s dramaThe central character in Tracy Chevalier's new novel is a Quaker girl newly arrived from Dorset in pre-civil war Ohio. Jilted and broken-hearted, Honor Bright has rashly decided to accompany her sister Grace, who is off to marry her fiance in America. Finding herself alone in a strange land after Grace dies of yellow fever on the journey, Honor first takes lodging in a milliner's shop belonging to the ailing and hard-drinking Belle Mills, a tough but kindly woman who is heavily involved with the Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses and food depots that helps runaway slaves make their way to Canada and freedom. Read More...
The ObserverBrittany holidaysIf you’re going to Brittany – keep driving west. You’ll find huge uncrowded beaches, plenty of delicious seafood and some fairly dodgy festivals
The Guardian’s product and service reviews are independent and are in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative. We will earn a commission from the retailer if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. The road to Lost-Marc’h is lined with blue hydrangeas. Read More...