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British Literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was born in Poland, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, V.S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad, and Vladimir Nabokov was Russian, but all are considered important writers in the history of English literature. In other words, English literature is as diverse as the varieties and dialects of English spoken around the world. In academia, the term often labels...more
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Lingerie Wars (Invertary, book one)
by Janet Elizabeth Henderson (Goodreads Author)
by Janet Elizabeth Henderson (Goodreads Author)
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date: Jun 14, 2013
Englishman Lake Benson loaned his life savings to his dippy sister so that she could buy a shop. It was a big mistake. His sister has been steadily fl…more
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Apr 04
- Jun 14, 2013
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Fair Maiden
by Cheri Schmidt (Goodreads Author)
by Cheri Schmidt (Goodreads Author)
Win a signed copy of this Sweet Fantasy Romance which offers a new and unusual spin on Sleeping Beauty.
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Feb 28
- May 28, 2013
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Fateful
by Cheri Schmidt (Goodreads Author)
by Cheri Schmidt (Goodreads Author)
Win a signed copy of Fateful, A YA Paranormal Romance in a modern setting but with a touch of Jane Austen.
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Feb 28
- May 28, 2013
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Kate Morton
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The gothic novelist spins a family mystery over half a century in The Secret Keeper, in which a daughter uncovers her mother's early years during the London Blitz.
“The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I lived there, that they do not want to be happy; they want to be right.”
― Quentin Crisp
― Quentin Crisp
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