While I know that those of you at non-LSE institutions (as well, of course, as those of you enjoying freedom from university) are out of exam-mode, a bit of exam-spiration is always necessary. Primarily motivated by revision-misery camaraderie with my fellow LSE students, this Monday Musing: Exam Edition will also, I hope, offer a couple of … Continue reading Monday Musing(s): 03/06/13
I am taking a break from the usual Sunday review and instead celebrating the birthday of the fantastic Thomas Hardy. Mostly this choice is due to my intense love for Hardy's works, but is also a consequence of the belief that a review of my current read - Robert Cryer's 'International Criminal Law and Procedure' … Continue reading Happy Birthday Mr. Hardy!
I have a deep and abiding affection for facts. Any facts really - I am not particularly discriminating. Hence why QI is one of my all time favourite telly programmes, and why I can churn out fascinating (and I use this term loosely) facts on demand. Did you know, for instance, that British cows moo … Continue reading Just for Fun Friday: Weird and Wonderful Facts
It could be the fact that this unreasonably long revision period is getting to me, but I have spent a substantial number of my tea breaks investigating all things book-related for this instalment of The Weekly Reader. Difficult to narrow down into a concise list, I am taking a somewhat light-hearted approach this week - … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 29/05/13
Hi pals! Over the past couple of weeks, I have received a number of emails asking for summer reading recommendations. Optimistic for those of us in the UK perhaps (and particularly inappropriate given that it has rained all day), but these emails did get me thinking. As you may have noticed from my reviews, I … Continue reading My Summer Reading Recommendations: Challenge Accepted
Happy Bank Holiday Monday to those of you in recognising countries! Just stopping by with another Monday Musing to wish you all the most wonderful of days and a fantastic week ahead.
Hello my dears! The weekend is here, gifting many of us (by this I mean the non-students) with an extra bonus day off on Monday. Since my Just for Fun Friday: Throwing Insults Like Shakespeare post met with some great feedback (and was also a lot of fun to put together), I thought that I would … Continue reading Just for Fun Friday: Wilde’s Wisdom
Hi pals! In an effort to make sure that I can keep up with the blog while still headed toward the impending exams, I have shifted my post schedule around a little. Hence our break from the norm and introduction of a Wednesday edition of The Weekly Reader - your source for all things literary! … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 22/05/13
We are wonderfully lucky here in the UK to have access to a huge number of historical artefacts and, for a bibliophile like me, there are just so many opportunities to come face-to-face with British literary history. Inevitably, however, acting as a custodian of historical relics is not an easy task. Working at Knebworth House … Continue reading Literary Excursion: Championing Conservation at Wimpole Hall
With The Great Gatsby taking a bit of a hammering in the film reviews, I thought this might be the perfect opportunity to affirm my love for F. Scott Fitzgerald. Enter one of my favourite passages from literature... Have a wonderful week!
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