Literature

The perfect books for this autumn

As the leaves turn crisp and orange, and the chill of the air turns our fingers blue with cold, nothing is more appealing than curling up under a blanket and reading a good book, while the rain pitter-patters against the bedroom window. However, with a never-ending list of books to read, it can be difficult […]

Romeo and Juliet – is it really a love story?

William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ – perhaps the most well-known love story of all time. A tragic tale of young love, of intense feeling and all-consuming emotion, where the depth of their devotion and affection for one another ultimately leads to their untimely deaths. Naïve and ingenuous is the label ascribed to those who believe […]