Five UK artists, illustrators, graphic designers and photographers have put their twists on some of the playwright’s famous works. Source: William Shakespeare gets a digital make-over for the ‘Instagram Generation’ [ … ]
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Connection between Sligo and Dracula strengthened
The Sligo connection with Dracula was further strengthened today with the arrival in town of the author’s great grandnephew, Dacre Stoker, who believes a dreadful cholera epidemic in the town [ … ]
James Joyce should be left to rest in peace in Zurich
Nowhere did Joyce ever express any desire to be buried in Dublin Source: James Joyce should be left to rest in peace in Zurich
Inside Bangkok’s bustling used book stores, where English and Chinese readers search for hidden gems | South China Morning Post
Your source for credible news and authoritative insights from Hong Kong, China and the world. Source: Inside Bangkok’s bustling used book stores, where English and Chinese readers search for hidden [ … ]
The best of enemies – Ian Hamilton Finlay and Hugh MacDiarmid | The National
IN March this year I paid a visit to Professor Alan Riach in his office at the Scottish Literature Department of the University of Glasgow. A few… Source: The best [ … ]
Words for everyone at Castlebar’s Literary Festival
Castlebar’s annual feast of literature and writing, Wild Atlantic Words, takes centre stage in the county town this week Source: Words for everyone at Castlebar’s Literary Festival
Freddy’s party.
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Book review: Flodden by Gary Mill – Scottish Field
https://www.scottishfield.co.uk/culture/books/book-review-flodden-by-gary-mill/
Political Storms Need Leaders Like Gandhi, Martin Luther King | Star2.com
Source: Political Storms Need Leaders Like Gandhi, Martin Luther King | Star2.com
Festival reviews famous Czech writer’s legacy | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)
Source: Festival reviews famous Czech writer’s legacy | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)
Obituary – Philip Drew, Professor of English at Glasgow University | HeraldScotland
Professor of English at Glasgow University and authority on Robert Browning. An appreciation Source: Obituary – Philip Drew, Professor of English at Glasgow University | HeraldScotland
19 Feminist Art Stories for International Women’s Day
Source: 19 Feminist Art Stories for International Women’s Day
Seamus Heaney HomePlace evokes the poet and his roots – The Boston Globe
The Seamus Heaney HomePlace opened in autumn of 2016 as a paean to the poet’s origins and his accomplishments alike. Source: Seamus Heaney HomePlace evokes the poet and his roots [ … ]
Happy 91st birthday to Gabriel García Márquez – Vox
Source: Happy 91st birthday to Gabriel García Márquez – Vox
Douglas Crase, Literary Subversive
Source: Douglas Crase, Literary Subversive
The Constitution of the Inner Country: Leonard Cohen on Words and the Poetry of Inhabiting Your Presence in Language – Brain Pickings
https://www.brainpickings.org/2018/03/01/leonard-cohen-death-of-a-ladys-man-words/
See Virginia Woolf’s Long Lost Photography Photos | W Magazine
https://www.wmagazine.com/gallery/virginia-woolf-photography
The 100 greatest novels of all time
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/100-greatest-novels-time/