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We’re so used to thinking of the physical universe as obeying certain ‘laws’ that we can get muddled about the idea of it. A ‘law’...

It’s possible to imagine all data, all ‘bits’ of knowledge, including skills or extended experiences, floating around in space, randomly....

Here’s a simple checklist for studying a single poem that tries to cover the different aspects that one ‘should’ know about any piece of...

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

To meet the basic requirements for writing an English Literature essay in a school context, there is surprisingly little really useful...

If we can grasp the rather strange idea that characters in fiction are not ‘people’ at all, but constructs, almost mechanical in nature,...

Our classic understanding of British history, as taught in schools, is that the Romans conquered Britain and ruled it for centuries...

Even the most primitive of stories use the question ‘What will happen next?’ to lead readers on and on through whatever adventure the...

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

For whom is this book designed? You will find potentially thousands of story options in these pages. But where you choose to begin...