Easter Approaches
Eastertime approaches, and everyone needs some relaxation – and what better relaxation than exploration in bookland? So a few recommendations. […]
Read more →Literature Studies
Exploring Literature for A Level Study
Category: drama
Who Wants to Play War?
This week, a student introduces us to Owen Sheers, whose play Pink Mist he is writing about for his A […]
Read more →Black Lives Matter
Nobody can be unaware of the events which have unfurled across the world after the killing of George Floyd in […]
Read more →Lord of the Flies For Real
Another locked down break is nearly upon us and it’s time for some reading and watching advice from things which […]
Read more →Happy Birthday, Shakespeare
The last post featured some light-hearted humour; this one is more traditional, though there is still plenty of humour. Yesterday […]
Read more →Graham Swift
Graham Swift, a tremendous novelist, was brought to our attention again this week with a review of his most recent […]
Read more →The Mantel Trilogy
This post’s recommendation comes from a student who has been reading the ambitious historical novels about Thomas Cromwell by Hilary […]
Read more →The Tempest
Shakespeare’s The Tempest is a very late play by Shakespeare, among those often referred to as his ‘problem’ plays; they […]
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