Five books that provide an accessible short introduction to the study of English Literature, selected by Dr Oliver Tearle In a previous post, we offered our pick of ten great books about literature, some of the very best books we’ve read in the course of our research for this blog. […]
A short introduction to the children’s classic, Charlotte’s Web, in the form of five interesting facts 1. Charlotte’s Web was a huge bestseller. It was the last children’s book to appear on the New York Times bestseller list until the Harry Potter series nearly half a century later. It has gone on to sell […]
By Dr Oliver Tearle 1. Nobody knows for sure why limericks are named limericks. There have been numerous theories put forward for why the five-line verse known as the ‘limerick’ is so named, but none of them is conclusive. The name ‘limerick’ was first applied to the five-line form in […]