This is the obdurate, timeless landscape that bred the celebrated Brontë sisters and fertilized their singular literary imaginations, which have held readers spellbound since 1847, when their novels first appeared under male pseudonyms.
Sarah Waters' story of a widow and her daughter who take in a pair of lodgers in 1920s London, The Paying Guests, is the novel on the Baileys shortlist to have best held readers' attention, according to ebook retailer Kobo.
Bloggers and political Web sites have come to realize that wisecracking alone will not hold reader interest and that (other than pornography) news is the Web's killer app.
Will the content remain interesting enough to hold readers' attention?
What charms and holds readers now will keep on doing so.
All major police stations would hold "readers" to check the cards, as would major employers.
In having them open the discussion, and holding readers to the rules of the Reading Club, a great conversation developed.
It had the useful effect of holding readers' attention while functioning as a secret password for Times aficionados everywhere.
Sir Jack, as he is sometimes known thanks to an honorary knighthood, is still smart and well informed, still able to hold readers' attention with his analytical powers.
Keep the profile brief and punchy to ensure it holds readers attention and tempts them to read your CV in full.
Told in a bright and fun comic-book style with plenty of illustrations that will hold readers' interest upon repeated viewings, "Cookie, the Walker" is the rare picture book that actually questions the value of standing out.
