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Tag: literary classics

  • Is one of your new year resolutions to read more literary classics in 2015?

    If your resolution is to read more classics this year, or maybe just to read more widely or more often, then check out our list of suggestions below. We have matched literary classics with popular modern genres to inspire your 2015 reading list. If you like folk tales and myths, try: Myths from Mesopotamia, Stephanie…

  • Jane Austen was born on this day

    Jane Austen was born 239 years ago today at Parsonage House of Steventon, Hampshire. The youngest daughter of a clergyman, Austen initially began writing for the entertainment of her family and close friends. Her family’s movements saw her relocate to Bath and Southampton, before settling in Chawton where Austen penned what would become some of…