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This 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...

Identity is a central theme in both F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ and Truman Capote’s ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’. They both...

Discussing F. R. Leavis' interpretation of the character of Othello and his tendency to self-dramatise. (From F. R. Leavis, 'Diabolic...

Sir John Tenniel was the original illustrator for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1864, with his 92 illustrations for the franchise...

Born in 1872, Aubrey Beardsley was an illustrator who, despite his short life, had an immense impact on illustration. The late Victorian...

I 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...

In the years 1964-1979, there was significant change and development in terms of society in Britain, however it is more debatable wether...

Anne 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...

Like many others, I was enchanted by Miyazaki's adaptation of Howl's Moving Castle when I watched it at a young age, and continuously...

Margaret Thatcher was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and is often regarded as a highly controversial and...

Loveless by Alice Oseman is an own-voices novel about a girl named Georgia coming to terms with her being asexual and aromantic. It...

Throughout ‘A Streetcar Named Desire,’ Tennessee Williams explores the role of women in the 1940s. He presents women as needing to be...

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...