Glory be to God for dappled things –    For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow;       For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that sw...

Everyone who reads this blog—die-hard Victorianists, academics, students, writers, and casual readers—is united by a love of reading. So, i...

On either side the river lie Long fields of barley and of rye, That clothe the wold and meet the sky; These are the first lines of ...

Rosamond Vincy and Tertius Lydgate At some point, probably quite early, in your degree in English Literature, you’ll be asked t...

You may have heard that being a literature grad is a sure fire way to win worldly success - just consider the resulting parental pride, tra...

In my previous post I looked at strategies for reading when it comes to approaching a new novel for study, discussing note taking, no...

Approaching a new text for study can be intimidating, especially if this is the first time you’ve studied literature seriously, know ...