Jun 5, 20222 min readIf You Still Recognise Me by Cynthia So - Book ReviewThis is easily one of the best YA books I have read in a long time and one of my favourite reads of the year so far! It is a beautiful...
Nov 26, 202114 min readThe Mutability of Identity in 'The Great Gatsby' and 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'Identity is a central theme in both F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ and Truman Capote’s ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’. They both...
Mar 29, 20214 min readOthello and Self-DramatisationDiscussing F. R. Leavis' interpretation of the character of Othello and his tendency to self-dramatise. (From F. R. Leavis, 'Diabolic...
Nov 1, 20203 min readJohn Tenniel's Alice in Wonderland - A Brief HistorySir John Tenniel was the original illustrator for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1864, with his 92 illustrations for the franchise...
Oct 18, 20208 min readAubrey Beardsley - A Brief HistoryBorn in 1872, Aubrey Beardsley was an illustrator who, despite his short life, had an immense impact on illustration. The late Victorian...
Oct 4, 20204 min readVicious by V.E. Schwab - Book ReviewI had no expectations when I began reading 'Vicious' so it came as a shock when it became one of my favourite books. In the days and...
Sep 20, 20204 min readWas British Society Transformed in the years 1964-1979?In the years 1964-1979, there was significant change and development in terms of society in Britain, however it is more debatable wether...
Sep 13, 20203 min readAnne Bonny the Pirate Queen - A Brief HistoryAnne Bonny, widely known as the Pirate Queen, has gone down in legend. She was one of the few female pirates of her time, along with...
Sep 6, 20204 min readHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones - Book ReviewLike many others, I was enchanted by Miyazaki's adaptation of Howl's Moving Castle when I watched it at a young age, and continuously...
Aug 30, 20207 min readWas Margaret Thatcher the most successful post-war prime minister?Margaret Thatcher was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and is often regarded as a highly controversial and...
Aug 23, 20204 min readLoveless by Alice Oseman - Book ReviewLoveless by Alice Oseman is an own-voices novel about a girl named Georgia coming to terms with her being asexual and aromantic. It...
Aug 16, 20207 min readThe Presentation of Women in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' by Tennessee Williams.Throughout ‘A Streetcar Named Desire,’ Tennessee Williams explores the role of women in the 1940s. He presents women as needing to be...
Aug 13, 20201 min readWelcome to my blog!Hello, I'm Elizabeth and welcome to my blog. I currently study English, History and Art at A level, so the majority of posts will be...