The Classics – For Reading Addicts

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September 5, 2021

Right wing extremist ordered to read Austen and Dickens

A young man from Lincoln, UK has been told by a judge to read Jane…

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Arty Inspired by Literature

June 8, 2018

Wrong Hands: The Lazy Person’s Guide to Classic Novels

John Atkinson of Wrong Hands comic illustrations has come up with another funny look at…

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Adaptations Literary Places

March 21, 2018

Pride and Prejudice House’s £33 Million Renovation

Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, where the 2005 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice was filmed, is due…

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Literature News

March 2, 2018

Mary Shelley’s literary link to Bath to be honoured with a plaque

Frankenstein began as a short story referred to by Lord Byron as a “Pygmalion” tale of…

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Arty Inspired by Literature

February 28, 2018

Literary Women Celebrated in $1.3 Million Ceramic Art

In the early 20th century, Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, two distinguished artists, created a…

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Authors Literature

February 2, 2018

10 Interesting Facts About Mark Twain

Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, born on the 30th of…

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Literature Television

January 31, 2018

8 Literary References Found In Family Guy

Fox's animated sitcom Family Guy was created by Seth MacFarlane, with its first episode airing on January the…

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Adaptations Literature

December 16, 2017

New Adaptation of Little Women Coming This Christmas!

Louisa May Alcott's Little Women is coming to the BBC this Christmas. The story follows the lives…

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Arty News

November 29, 2017

33 First Edition Books Are Re-Covered For Auction

The auction house Sotheby's will be auctioning off some very special lots on December 11th…

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Authors Inspired by Literature

November 8, 2017

10 Classic Gifts for Austen Lovers

Sometimes we need a little inspiration for writing those gift lists, or even for presenting…

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