It has become one of the most cliched concepts across all art forms. But what is so fascinating about smoking in literature? Perhaps it has simply become that iconic action...
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The strange and slightly disburbing genre
In my last year of A Levels I approached my English teacher in search of book recommendation. She looked at me and asked whether I wanted to read something in...
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Short Story: Her Self-Reflection
What is it about a short story that makes it more appealing to readers? Perhaps it is the length, something we can pick up in between our busy lives rather...
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The cold. The Dostoevsky effect
“Your hand is cold, mine burns like fire. How blind you are, Nastenka!” As the chilling hands of Winter grasp onto the last of Autumn’s gentil tenderness, draining the season’s...