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You all know the word “romantic” and it arouses all kinds of expectations. It is that…
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The great medieval English poem was discussed on Melvyn Bragg’s “In Our Time” with guests, including…
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On the morning of a fine June day, my first bonny nursling, and the last of…
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What kind of novel is Wuthering Heights? I ask because the novel blends so many different…
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I began this blogging web site, discussing novels, poems, stories etc., as a way or doing…
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