English Literature

Wuthering bites? Graduate lifts lid on Brontë passion for vampires after landing dream job at museum

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Elysia Brown has secured a sought-after role at the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, West Yorkshire
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Jack and the Doors of Perception

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Edge Hill Creative Writing graduate Jack Bennett discusses life at uni, publishing his stories and poetry, and working in the Edge Hill archives.
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A Christmas Carol hits differently this year, as thousands of families face levels of cold and hunger that feel terribly Victorian

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Laura Eastlake, Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Edge Hill University, discusses how A Christmas Carol could be interpreted today in the current cost of living crisis.
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Short Cuts

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Creative Writing students celebrate their short stories being selected for BBC Radio Four’s New Frequencies, a short story showcase for new writers aged 16-21.
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Ridicule is nothing to be scared of - Dr Andrew McInnes

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Dr Andrew McInnes is a specialist in romantic-period literature. He has recently been awarded funding from the arts and humanities research council to be an early career leadership fellow for his research project the romantic ridiculous, exploring how ridiculousness can help us to develop new perspectives on the romantic period of 1750-1850.
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Pressing ahead

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English Literature student, Milena has recently been awarded funding from Edge Hill's Student Opportunity Fund to support her with an unmissable internship opportunity.
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