Caitlin Moran's Museum of British History

In The Times, Caitlin Moran lists what she would put in a Museum of British History.

Imagine what we could collect in one place as our own “Hurrah — and also, f*** you!”, to show our country at its best: Magna Carta, the Domesday Book, the lyrics to Yesterday, the Enigma machine, Freddie Mercury’s ermine cape and crown, Jane Austen’s writing desk, Winston Churchill’s bowler, Sybil Fawlty’s wig, Michaela Coel’s wigs, Harry Styles’ and David Bowie’s catsuits. Harry Potter’s wand, Peppa Pig, Princess Diana’s wedding dress, the Crown Jewels, a Silver Ghost Rolls-Royce next to a Mini next to James Bond’s cars. The front door from Notting Hill, Shakespeare’s Folios, Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights nightie next to the manuscript for Wuthering Heights, Stormzy’s black and white Banksy riot vest and Dickens’ top hat and glasses.

I know this is just a list, but man, it’s an amazing list — and you could add to it endlessly. Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock coat! Mr Darcy’s wet blouse! Museum attendants dressed as hobbits! And the toilets? The toilets should be gold disco-ball toilets, like the ones in the video to George Michael’s Outside.

Unfortunately, though, there's no manuscript of Wuthering Heights.

Lifestyle Asia includes Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre on a list of '20 of the best fiction books you must read in this lifetime'.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Regarded as one of the most intense novels ever written, Wuthering Heights will have an impact on readers. Published in 1847, this is the first and only novel written by Emily Brontë.

This fascinating story of love and revenge takes place in England’s Yorkshire in the latter half of the 18th century. The plot is about Heathcliff’s love-hate relationship with Catherine Earnshaw and how his vindictive and sadistic behaviour impacts the lives of others around him. [...]

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre was immediately successful when it was first published in 1847. Considered a classic today, the book discusses a woman’s hardships, addressing both her societal situation and natural desires. Many people think that true events from Brontë’s life served as inspiration for the Victorian fiction book. 

The story begins with a 10-year-old orphan girl, Jane, who is mistreated by her aunt. Soon, she is sent off to a boarding school, but her miseries don’t end there. After spending eight years in the institution, she takes up a governess position at a manor, where she falls in love with Mr Rochester. However, it’s not all ‘happily ever after’ just yet, as more suffering is on the cards. (Dinal Jain)

A contributor to Vogue (India) examines the 'cult of Colleen Hoover'.

To sum it up, it was fan fiction. As I kept at it, the book made me uneasy in various ways (involving cringing and almost giving up on it). For the first time ever, I didn’t highlight anything because I couldn’t find anything worth going back to. Of course, I wasn’t expecting anything Wuthering Heights-level like “Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same” but I was also not expecting to be greeted by “There is no such thing as bad people. We’re all just people who sometimes do bad things”. (Harsh Aditya)

Proximus (Belgium) pitches Little Women 2019 against Emily.