The performance of reading: Can we judge a person by their books?
At my local bookshop there is an eccentric employee who chats to everyone. After time spent carefully perusing the shelves...
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Libby Davis
Oct. 9
Beginning of the end: What we can learn from starting anew
Hannah Dickinson-Rogers
Oct. 9
To write or not to write: What to do with an English Literature degree?
Lauren Marples
Oct. 7
Sense and Sensibility: A note on the adaptation from an Austen admirer
Violet Davis
Oct. 5
The never-ending poem: Why The Odyssey has withstood the test of time
Neil Beer
Aug. 5
Quantity over quality: The phenomenon of ‘dialogue-only’ readers
Delisha Iqbal
Jul. 8
Spotlight on queer voices: James Baldwin and Dennis Cooper
Sid Savill
Jun. 25
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