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A Natural History Of Selborne

A Natural History Of Selborne

More than any other writer, Gilbert White (1720-1793) has shaped the relationship between man and nature. A hundred years before Darwin, White realised the crucial role of worms in the formation of soil and understood the significance of territory and...

Edward Lear: The Stories & Rhymes

Edward Lear: The Stories & Rhymes

Ah, Nonsense! The English, it is often said, have a peculiar brand of humour. Along with copious cups of tea and a stiff upper lip it keeps life together in moments of difficulty and strife. One of our most-loved humourists is Edward Lear, famed...

Humour - A Short Story Collection

Humour - A Short Story Collection

Humour, A Short Story Collection. The British, it is often said, have a stiff upper lip and a dry sense of humour. Its true, we usually do and in the case of this perfect compendium of short stories we absolutely do. Listen to our Scottish raconteur...

Jerome K Jerome - Six of the Best – An Introduction

Jerome K Jerome - Six of the Best – An Introduction

Six has always been a number we group things around – Six of the best, six of one half a dozen of another, six feet under, six pack, six degrees of separation and a sixth sense are but a few of the ways we use this number.Such is its popularity that...

The Novelist As Poet

The Novelist As Poet

Novelists stake their claim as artists on works that encapsulate a whole world of characters and narrative across many, usually hundreds of pages.Some also take in other disciplines; plays, short stories, essays but many have also written poetry. For...

The Poetry of Thomas Hardy

The Poetry of Thomas Hardy

The Poetry Of Thomas Hardy – An Introduction. Many giants of Literature originate from the shores of these emerald isles; Shakespeare, Dickens, Chaucer, The Brontes and Austen to which most people would willingly add the name Thomas Hardy. Far From...