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The Words of Shakespeare
Shakespeare introduced between 1700 and 3000 words to the English language and some of them may surprise you! Here are some of the most popular Shakespearean words that are used today. I've even covered my favourite insulting words of his...
Book Review: All the Bright Places – Book Vs Film
7 Reasons You Should Read All the Bright Places Before You Watch the Film
Book Review: The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis
Set in 1845 Yorkshire, The Vanished Bride tells a fictional tale about the very real and fascinating, Brontë sisters. It is easy to see that the novel was penned by a true Brontë lover, as the author's adoration for the sisters is beautifully obvious on every page. Bella Ellis brings The Brontë Sisters back to…
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Book Review: The Familiars by Stacey Halls
The Familiars by Stacey Halls made a special connection with me. The book is set in Lancashire in the early 1600s and is a beautiful, fictional tale set around the very real people and events which took place during the Pendle Witch trials, a part of history that my hometown is built around, with many residents still believing in curses of the Pendle Witches.
Book Review: The Torrents of Spring by Ivan Turgenev
I picked up The Torrents of Spring by mistake in my local bookshop. It is quite an old edition, with a beautiful cover, illustrations inside, and kept in a protective sleeve and upon the first view, I thought it was The Torrents of Spring by Ernest Hemingway. I quickly realised that I was wrong when…
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Book Review: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The definition of a classic. Some of you may have been lucky enough to read and study this book at school... I wasn't. No offense to Lord of the Flies and The Tempest, but I think I was looking for something a little more lighthearted at fifteen. Enjoying Jane Austen's most popular novel as an…
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Book Review: Brooklyn Girls – Pia by Gemma Burgess
I wanted to read something a little different to what I normally read but along the lines of what I am trying to write myself. I remembered seeing one of the books from the series Brooklyn Girls in a library and thought I would give them a go. There are three books in the Brooklyn…
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