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Buxton’s Literary Connections: From Austen to Shelley and Beyond

  • Jul 16, 2025
  • 1 min read

Updated: Dec 9, 2025


Jane Austen famously wrote “There is not a finer county in England than Derbyshire” attributed to Caroline Bingley in Pride & Prejudice.
Stanage Edge, inspiration for Brontë’s Jane Eyre
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Castleton landscape reflecting Mary Shelley’s Gothic themes
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Sarah Ward’s Derbyshire-inspired crime novels
Sarah Ward's Crime Novels
Buxton International Festival brochure 2025

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