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Category: Literature

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‘Mrs Dalloway’ and ‘the party’ – a timeless portrayal?

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Romance and Radicalism: Why the works of Jane Austen are still relevant

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by Gracie Bolt March 13, 2021March 14, 2021
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by Claudia Saalmueller March 8, 2021March 8, 2021
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March Review: ‘The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out of the Window and Disappeared’

by Anna Stephen March 4, 2021March 4, 2021
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