1. Blind Man With a Pistol – Chester Hines 2. The French Lieutenant’s Woman – John Fowles 3. The Green Man – Kingsley Amis 4. Portnoy’s Complaint – Philip Roth 5. Ada – Vladimir Nabokov 6. Them – Joyce Carol Oates 7. A Void/Avoid – Georges Perec 8. Eva Trout – Elizabeth Bowen 9. Myra Breckinridge – Gore Vidal 10. The Nice and the Good – Iris Murdoch 11. Belle du Seigneur – Albert Cohen 12. Dark as the Grave Wherein My Friend is Laid – Malcolm Lowry 13. The German Lesson – Siegfried Lenz
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Big brother isn’t watching you The expression‚ Big brother isn’t watching you is a directly parallel to the English author and journalist George Orwell’s book‚ 1984. Originally‚ the book was written in the year 1948 and is about an insignificant young man‚ named Winston Smith‚ who works for the state. His job is to paraphrase historical documents to promote propaganda in the society. The book is about Winston’s attempt to rebel against the totalitarian state‚ he lives in. People today‚ still
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‘“The Secret River’” written by Kate Grenville utilises conventions of fiction that expose the potential challenges and values of early Australian settlers and the relationship with the indigenous Australians. What conventions are used by Grenville and how efficient are they in positioning the reader?” ‘The Secret River’ by Kate Grenville is a historical narrative which utilizes conventions that expose the potential challenges and values of early Australian settlers and their relationship with
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Why Shoe Sizes Are as They Are Seemingly arbitrary‚ there is a crazy logic (and a lot of muddy history giving rise to tradition) behind the numbers assigned to different shoe sizes. During the reign of England’s Edward II (1284-1327)‚ certain measurements became standardized. Most pertinent to the discussion at hand: "Three barley-corns‚ round and dry‚ make an inch‚ twelve inches a foot‚ three feet a yard (ulna)‚ five and a half yards a perch‚ and forty perches in length and four in breadth an
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The Tower of London Moonlight shines on the bank of the river reflecting the shadow of the Tower of London behind. This ancient and mysterious tower was simply something to be recognized. With its fine architect and magnificent appearance‚ there are many true and untrue myths that surrounded this place. The Tower of London is an important part of British history because of its location‚ its history‚ and its rumors about ghosts. The Tower of London is located east of London City. It is next to
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Julian Patrick Barnes is an award winning British from London best known for his post-modernist literature and crime fiction novels. His most prestigious awards include a Man Booker Prize Award in 2011 and three shortlists for the same in 2005‚ 1998‚ and 1984. He is also the winner of the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize‚ the Somerset Maugham Award and the Commandeur of L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He typically writes his crime fiction under the moniker of Dan Kavagh. He has also written numerous
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comparing London to Hell‚ which could imply that Mr Arthur Kipps was about to enter into his own personal hell‚ containing a “ghostly figure” of haunting and torment. Hill uses London’s “filthy‚ evil smelling fog” that “choked and blinded the Londoners as a way to pre-empt the sea mist that appears later in the novel‚ in ‘The Sound of a Pony and Trap’. They both engulfed their surroundings like a “veil” of mystery and suffering. The fog could have also suggested that Kipps was unaware of the Hell
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A Gap of sky Every young teenager has problems that they have to cope with‚ every teenager has some rules bound to them that they have to follow. Every teenager has some sort of responsibility‚ and every teenager has some sort of pressure‚ they want to show that they are relevant‚ that they can take care of themselves. But every teenager has a rebellious side too‚ and every teenager can feel lost‚ empty and abandoned. So what happens when the pressure gets too big? And the burden gets too heavy
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To What Extent was the rebellion of the Northern Earls the most significant rebellion in the Tudor Period To some extent the rebellion of the Northern Earls was the most significant rebellion in the Tudor period because they had proven to be a serious threat as the rebellion was lead by two of the leading families‚ Northumberland and Westmoreland. But despite this‚ I don’t think it was the most significant rebellion because if we put the fact they wanted to release Mary Queen of Scots‚ there
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and with more than a billion passenger journeys a year. It makes it so easy for workers to commute to work and avoids getting stuck in London’s early morning heavy traffic. I think it’s a remarkable achievement for London. It also saved countless Londoners’ lives when they sought shelter in Tube stations during the Second World War air raids. I would consider this to be one of the marvels of the world. I would consider the Channel Tunnel between England and France to be an incredible engineering
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