Sony Releases the Walkman

Submitted by Grace Testerman on Mon, 11/17/2025 - 10:42

Uppercross House

Uppercross house, in the novel, is in Somersetshire, England. However, in the 2022 Netflix adaptation the Musgrove family's "Uppercross" is in real-life Brymption House in Yeovil, Somerset.

First Human Heart Transplant

Submitted by Grace Testerman on Mon, 11/17/2025 - 10:12

Ishiguro wins the Nobel Prize in Literature

Submitted by Allyn Reyes on Wed, 11/12/2025 - 18:21

Ishiguro's Birth

Submitted by Allyn Reyes on Wed, 11/12/2025 - 15:07

How Jane Bennet's Hurried Letter to Elizabeth Reveals the Importance of Marriage and Reputation in Regency Times

Submitted by Tessa Bigelow on Tue, 11/11/2025 - 18:09

First Mammal Ever Cloned - Dolly the Sheep

Submitted by Abby Green on Tue, 11/11/2025 - 14:15

Never Let Me Go Timeline Project - Fall 2025

Submitted by Amy Gates on Tue, 11/11/2025 - 13:47

Never Let Me Go book cover Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Never Let Me Go takes place in an alternative "England, late 1990s". While some elements of setting are richly imagined, there is little connection to the places and events of the "real world." This timeline invites us to explore historical events that might have informed Ishiguro's writing or our interpretation of Never Let Me Go.

Emma (2020)

Submitted by Gabriella Sanjur on Mon, 11/10/2025 - 15:16

Claremont Park

Claremont Park is said to have inspired Mr. Knightley's estate, Donwell Abbey. Jane Austen likely visited in 1813, which may have influenced the setting for her character Mr. Kightley. At the time the property belonged to the Prince Regent, future King George IV, which Austen dedicate Emma to him.

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