British literature

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“The wicked lie, that the past is always tense”: The Genius of Zadie Smith

By Kelsey A. Liebenson-Morse …the wicked lie, that the past is always tense and the future, perfect. – Zadie Smith, White Teeth Zadie Smith’s grand and sweeping novel White Teeth (2000) spans years, locations (Kingston,…

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6 min
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Articles

The Clever One That Got Away: The Story of Jane Austen’s Niece, Marianne

by Jessica Monk if I were as young as you are I would write my thanks & congrats on a larger sheet of paper, but as the case stands, I…

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Revisiting Jane: A Marriage Plot for the Modern Day

By Amanda Festa “We had a long discussion about the comparative merits of Mr. Darcy and Mark Darcy, both agreeing that Mr. Darcy was more attractive because he was ruder…

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Tours

Literary England: The Classic Route

Destination: Canterbury, Dover, Bath, Stonehenge, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Oxford Description: This tour is geared towards visitors who wish to see the CLASSIC sites of England, all too often seen briefly on ‘whistle…

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6 min
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London By Literature

By Jamie Worcester The dust of ages swirls and falls, staining walls, darkening glass, coating surfaces, clogging lungs. Bricks, leaves, paper, food, bones and skin all decay, reduced to almost…

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