Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, the chairman of the China British Business Council, discussed perceived ‘British ignorance of China’
23 May 2021 • 7:00pm
Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles said he felt ‘the heads of the British banks in China know virtually nothing about Chinese authors of similar stature’ to Jane Austen
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The president of the Jane Austen Society has said that, to his “great shame”, Chinese bank executives know more than him about the author.
Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, the chairman of the China British Business Council (CBBC), recently warned that relations between London and Beijing were at risk of being undermined because of the lack of knowledge the British have about China.
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Books make great gifts. From history to fantasy and everything in between, here are some suggestions for your mom on Mother s Day.
If your mother likes mother/daughter stories, try
My Mother s Daughter is a memoir by Canadian Olympian Perdita Felicien.(Martin Brown, Doubleday Canada)
Perdita Felicien s mom Catherine was a poor young woman in St. Lucia when she was given a seemingly random, but ultimately life-changing, opportunity: to come to Canada with a wealthy white family and become their nanny. But when she gets to Canada, life is tougher than she expected, as she endures poverty, domestic violence and even homelessness. However, she still encouraged and supported her youngest daughter s athletic dreams. Felicien would go on to be a world-class hurdler and one of Canada s greatest track athletes.
About this Event
Join author and literary lecturer Susannah Fullerton in an examination of P.G. Wodehouse’s much-loved series, Jeeves and Wooster. Why do these novels have such charm? What did Wodehouse do to alienate the British reading public? Why do we still read Jeeves and Wooster today?
Susannah Fullerton OAM is President of the Jane Austen Society of Australia. She is an author, tour guide and literary lecturer.
DAVID WAHLBERG
Wisconsin health officials have repeatedly declined to say how many residents have acquired COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated, even though theyâre tracking such âbreakthroughâ infections and federal officials have reported more than 7,000 cases nationally.
A new clinical study shows the Johnson and Johnson vaccine is about 66 percent effective against moderate to severe COVID-19.That also includes variants. It s the same number the company released earlier this year.Right now the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is on pause in the U.S. because of concerns over a possible link to rare cases of blood clots.Â
The U.S. total of 7,157 cases is among more than 87 million people who have received both doses of the Moderna or Pfizer injections or the single-dose Johnson & Johnson shot, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week. Thatâs about 0.008%.
A Jane Austen Museum Wants to Discuss Slavery. Will Her Fans Listen?
Exhibits at the house where the writer lived in the early 1800s are being updated to add historical context. Not everyone is thrilled.
The house in Chawton, England, where the author Jane Austen lived for eight years is now a museum dedicated to her life. She died in 1817.Credit.Luke Wolagiewicz for The New York Times
April 27, 2021, 9:35 a.m. ET
As part of the discussion over racism that followed the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last year, museums have asserted solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and begun to rethink and recast how they portray history.