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A Memorable Opening...
Often emulated but rarely matched, the opening lines of Charles Dickens's 1860 novel Great Expectations masterfully set the plot in motion.
Jan 6, 2023
An Adventure in the Alps
Elizabeth Robins, "The Mills of the Gods"
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Navigating nonsense
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Rotten Love
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LitFlash: 'The dying of the light'
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Master-mistress of my passion
The seductive gender fluidity of Shakespeare's Sonnet 20
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When the weather is so nice, but you have to study for exams...
Christopher Robin's approach might be just the thing
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Florence Nightingale and Mrs Dalloway
This week we mark International Nurses Day with an excerpt from a speech by Ur-nurse Florence Nightingale. We also celebrate the 100th birthday of…
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'A live coal in the sea'
Can sins be redeemed? In this late medieval dream vision, personifications of the Seven Deadly Sins attend Confession, guided by Reason and…
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'If eyes were made for seeing...'
This poem records a moment in May when the poet spots a rhododendron blossoming, heralding spring in all its glory and prompting some unforgettable…
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A triumph of 'genius and audacity'
An American story about a clever and resourceful woman who improves her family's living arrangements
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