

How the Universe Really Works
Most of us have heard of the Four Elements - Earth, Water, Air, and Fire - and probably believe that the mediaeval philosophers thought...


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The 'Model' of the Mediaeval World
Preface to Paradise Lost, The Allegory of Love, and English Literature in the Sixteenth Century Excluding Drama are all academic works...


The Humour of Kingsley Amis
English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher Sir Kingsley William Amis CBE (1922 – 1995) wrote more than 20 novels (in particular Lucky...


5 Tips to Boost Your Confidence as a Writer
Writing fiction is a wonderful but delicate thing. We need a certain amount of confidence in order to be able to spend time putting what...


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Dante's 'Paradiso' and C. S. Lewis
A human being can be close to God in terms of a spiritual 'nearness', and also close to God in terms of amount of power. Lewis has...


'The light beyond the material universe is intellectual light.'
Any attempt to write a book about C. S. Lewis and his work has to come to terms with the fact that so much has already been written about...


What is Father Christmas Doing in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
What is Father Christmas doing in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? Why do Silenus, satyrs (fauns) and other creatures from classical...


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Learn: • what a story really is • what it is actually doing to and for you and other readers ​ • the magnetic power that attracts readers...