British values and English literature
Recent attempts by the British government to remind British citizens of the importance of British values, to encourage parents to instil them in their children and to require state-funded schools … Continue reading
September 3, 2014 · Leave a comment
Ghost stories
In the literature of classical Greece and Rome, it is the living who visit the dead, not the other way round. Odysseus, with the help of Circe, raises the dead … Continue reading
November 27, 2013 · 1 Comment
The slow reader
Like everything else that gives pleasure, reading is best done slowly. Eat slowly, walk slowly, make love slowly, read slowly. Everyone reads slowly to begin with. When you’re learning, you … Continue reading
July 10, 2013 · Leave a comment
