What are some classic poems suitable to be shared or read aloud at christenings? Poets haven’t often written about christenings as such, but many poets have written touchingly, humorously, or powerfully about the arrival of a new life into this world. Here’s our pick of ten of the best poems […]
In this week’s Dispatches from The Secret Library, Dr Oliver Tearle enjoys some vintage science fiction courtesy of The Best of John Wyndham, 1932-1949 I’ve blogged before about my discovery of John Wyndham’s science fiction in a local charity shop, which had a number of old paperbacks for 99p each. […]
On Tuesday, we proffered a brief summary of ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; now, it’s time for the analysis. You can read Gilman’s story here before proceeding to our commentary/analysis below. ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ begins by dangling the idea that what we are about to read is a […]