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Five Fascinating Facts about Virginia Woolf’s ‘Flush’

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By Viola van de Sandt Most people know that Flush is the title of Virginia Woolf’s biography of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s spaniel. Here are five things, however, you might not have known about this delightful book. 1. Woolf starting writing Flush after finishing her long novel The Years. In a letter to Lady Ottoline Morrell, … Read more

Five Fascinating Facts about The Hunger Games

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1. The idea for The Hunger Games came to author Suzanne Collins while channel-hopping between coverage of the invasion of Iraq and a reality TV show. The idea began to form in her mind of a narrative which concerned a televised fight to the death. The theme of the series has led critics to draw comparisons with … Read more

Five Fascinating Facts about J. R. R. Tolkien

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Tolkien was born on this day in 1892. In honour of the anniversary of his birth, we’re launching a new series, ‘Five Fascinating Facts’, which will be a regular feature on this blog over the coming months. Fans of our blog may have followed our recent series, ‘Five Reasons’, featuring articles on lesser-known writers such as George Meredith, Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Ernest Dowson, and George du Maurier.

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