Scouting the Brontë sisters

A contributor to The West Australian writes about 'the exhilarating thrill of an overseas literary hunt'.

In Tokyo, I sift through fashion magazines. In Sydney, I scour the shelves for Jane Austen classics. In Albany, I search for Dylan Thomas poetry. In Amsterdam, I forage for art books. In Dartmouth, I scout the Brontë sisters. (Megan French)

The Walrus features writer Rachel Cusk.

An artist starts out by copying the greats—Cusk has early-career novels inspired by Charlotte Brontë, Virginia Woolf, Evelyn Waugh, and Stella Gibbons. (Ariella Garmaise)