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Author Archives: Sophie Benbelaid

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by Sophie Benbelaid February 16, 2022July 22, 2024
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by Sophie Benbelaid December 21, 2021December 21, 2021
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Must Read Voraciously to Improve Style: Not To Be Dramatic – The Biggest Book Battle in History

by Sophie Benbelaid November 23, 2021November 23, 2021
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Must Read Voraciously to Improve Style: Your Life In A Book

by Sophie Benbelaid November 16, 2021November 16, 2021
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Must Read Voraciously to Improve Style: Do You Find Yourself Abroad Or At Home?

by Sophie Benbelaid November 9, 2021November 9, 2021
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Must Read Voraciously to Improve Style: The Secret Diary of Sophie Benbelaid, Aged 20 ⅗

by Sophie Benbelaid October 26, 2021October 26, 2021
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Must Read Voraciously to Improve Style: It’s All Lies, I Tell You, Lies!

by Sophie Benbelaid October 12, 2021October 12, 2021
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Must Read Voraciously to Improve Style: The Magic of Typewriters

by Sophie Benbelaid October 5, 2021October 5, 2021
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Must Read Voraciously to Improve Style: No Family and No Animals

by Sophie Benbelaid September 28, 2021September 28, 2021
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Not too rarely, I’m asked the question, “What do you want to do with your degree?” As any humanities student at Oxford knows, there is…

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