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An occasional blog concerned with the world of English Language and Literature. Featuring insights from examiners and past students as well as encouraging and inspiring everyone to pick up a book and get lost in a new world.

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The Dogs of Literature

Reading a book or watching a film and a dog appears, steel yourself. It is most likely about to be devastating shorthand for human despair.

Sophie Welsh

Mar 132 min read

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Reading Between the Lines: The Bee Sting, Paul Murray

And that’s the power of reading, isn’t it? Stories settle differently in the mind when they pass through the eyes rather than the ears.

Sophie Welsh

Mar 82 min read

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World Book Day: Has It Had Its Day?

Yes, World Book Day is upon us once again: that annual festival of hurriedly Amazon-Primed costumes and polyester-fuelled meltdowns.

Sophie Welsh

Mar 72 min read

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Blood, Betrayal, and the Lost Heir: Why This 'Macbeth' Stays With You.

For parents navigating the GCSE Literature grind, this 'Macbeth' is pure gold: layered, unsettling, and packed with meaty analysis. Max...

Sophie Welsh

Feb 102 min read

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Lost in Literature? Good! Interpretation's the Whole Point.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that an English student in possession of a novel must be in want of the right answer.

Sophie Welsh

Feb 43 min read

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Tile by Tile: Engaging Teens with Scrabble and the English Lexicon

Scrabble. The ultimate arena where vocabulary triumphs and three-letter words go to die. And a great game to boost your vocabulary!

Sophie Welsh

Oct 2, 20242 min read

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