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David Stuart Davies looks at Gulliver’s Travels
On the 350th Anniversary of his birth, David Stuart Davies looks at Jonathan Swift’s most popular novel.
Jack the Ripper – The Killer and His Crimes
It was in November 1888 that the final grisly murder took place attributed to ‘The Whitechapel Murderer’, now commonly known as ‘Jack the Ripper’. In the Part One of a two-part article, David Stuart Davies looks at the history behind this notorious killer.
Sally Minogue reflects on Remembrance
Sally Minogue reflects on remembrance and Remembrance, with reference to the post First World War fiction of Ford Madox Ford and Virginia Woolf.
A Crescent Still Abides
Stefania Ciocia reflects on grief, and Emily Dickinson, on All Souls’ Day
Three Evil Minds and Two Evil Eyes
It’s nearly Halloween, which makes it the perfect time for Parker Lancaster to look at the film adaptations of that master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe.
David Stuart Davies looks at Nicholas Nickleby
David Stuart Davies looks at Charles Dickens’s third novel
Henry James and Lamb House
A House of Fiction: Sally Minogue visits Henry James’s English residence
David Stuart Davies looks at The Picture of Dorian Gray
David Stuart Davies looks at Oscar Wilde’s only novel.
Great Expositions
‘So let me get this straight…’ Guest blogger NUTS4R2 looks at the essential role of the companion in literature.