Edgar Allan Poe, born January 19th 1809, was one of the most influential American writers of the nineteenth century. He was a renowned critic, writer, poet, and editor, famous for his dark and mysterious writing style. Here is a list of reasons why we keep going back...
Alexandrina Victoria was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from the 20th June 1837 until her death in January 1901. Her reign lasted 63 years and 7 months, considerably longer than that of her predecessors, consequently the era she reigned...
As we enter a new year, it is a great time to think about the skills you could gain to set yourself up for a job. Building a CV Although you might be thinking it’s too early to start planning for your career whilst preparing for your GCSEs, the earlier you start...
Down the years, our seasonal solstices have brought out the imagination in a number of creative artists, and American poet Robert Frost was no exception, with the recently passed winter solstice that which brought his pen to paper… ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy...
High Culture vs Low Culture There’s no doubt about it, people like to create class systems. This holds as true for art as it does for jobs and social status symbols. Culture has long been a way to demonstrate status, with certain forms being elevated and others left...
Much like Geoffrey Chaucer, who introduced around 2000 words to the English Language, William Shakespeare was responsible for coining many common phrases that we still use to this day. Whilst some of these phrases are a testament to Shakespeare’s incredible linguistic...
