Venturing into the big unknown of post-university life
Imogen Allport discusses post-graduation mental health and shares her own personal anxieties about leaving university.
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Encouraging random acts of kindness: what can you do to be more kind?
Tuesday, 13th November marks World Kindness Day. It is true that “a little kindness goes a long way”. I live by the belief that when you do something out of kindness, you should expect nothing in return. Something which may seem insignificant to you may have a huge impact on someone...
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‘Universal’ places to read within walking distance of your home
For many readers, including myself, the location in which you read a book has an undeniable influence on the text you are reading. One of the great pleasures of reading is finding a snug, comfortable place where you won’t be disturbed, yet the world will still pass by. In this...
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What you didn’t know about Emily Brontë
Born on 30 July 1818, this month marks the bicentenary of Emily Brontë’s birth, the second youngest of the four surviving Brontë siblings. Last summer I was lucky enough to visit the Brontë Parsonage and contributed to the re-writing of the manuscript of Wuthering Heights to celebrate this bicentenary. Emily lived...
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Learn from Literature: Suffragette Movement
For me, the literature I find most compelling is didactic. If a novel, poem, or play has taught me something, I consider it a text worth reading again and again. However, literature is not just fiction. Non-fiction books are constantly being written by historians attempting to provide a new, idiosyncratic...
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Do audiobooks beat the traditional page turner?
These days, many people prefer listening to novels over reading. Imogen Allport examines audiobooks and their place in the modern market.
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Why are TV adaptations so popular during Christmas?
The festive period has witnessed numerous literary adaptations. In previous years we have seen various interpretations including Dickensian (2015-16), And Then There Were None (2015) and The Witness for the Prosecution (2016). Christie and Dickens have always been favourites for screen-writers at Christmas. However, on Boxing Day 2017, two eminent...
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Supporting independent bookshops
Imogen Allport looks at why we should support independent bookshops, and why they are the best places to buy christmas gifts this year
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