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Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice was Austen's second published novel, and is perhaps her best-loved - certainly in the UK, thanks to Andrew Davies' BBC adaptation. more...
Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility
Austen's Sense and Sensibility is enjoying a new wave of popularity after Andrew Davies' recent BBC adaptation. more...
Although she died almost two hundred years ago, the work of this British writer continues to have a huge influence on modern literary and popular culture. more...
The market for books in the UK continues to grow, suggesting that more people may be reading for pleasure than ever before. more...
When the result of the Man Booker Prize was announced on 16th October 2007, the winner came as a surprise to most. Who exactly is Enright, and is The Gathering any good? more...
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Reading Group Guide for Greene
By:
Melissa Howard
Six questions for reading groups to use when discussing Graham Greene's novel The End of the Affair. more...
The Pillars of the Earth Review
Politics, romance and divine manipulation combined with sweat, mortar and skilled masonry doth make a medieval cathedral. Historical fiction at its finest. more...
With the mesmerizing Manderley estate as a backdrop, a young woman's whirlwind romance unfolds into an unconventional fairy tale. more...
By: Michael LeFlem
Continuing the trends of Two Existential Love Stories, John Fowles' The Magus is an ambitious psychological tale of love and betrayal. more...
By: Michael LeFlem
Though considerably different in scope and plot, The Sheltering Sky, and High Fidelity all force us to reconsider love and existence in the modern age. more...
A Review of The Boleyn Inheritance
By: Tabitha Davies
Author of The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory tells of rivalry and treachery through the eyes of three powerful women in her Tudor Court novel The Boleyn Inheritance more...
A Clockwork Orange: Dual Finality
By: Joseph Kazer
Additional chapter provides incite to Burgess' design, but may leave long time fans feeling a bit thrown off the band wagon. more...
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