A Very Post-Grad Christmas

Instead of apologizing for my absence, I have to apologise for extending it. One essay is done but the other is still weighing heavily on my mind (and my back, neck, shoulders, eyes and everywhere else that hurts from sitting in front of books all day).

The next few days will be spent in the British Library reading dusty old eighteenth and nineteenth-century children’s books and then I head off for Christmas in Newcastle with my sister and some family friends.

All in all, it looks as though I’ll be having a relatively un-Christmasy Christmas. In spite of that, I send my sincerest wishes for a very merry Christmas to all of you.

The Quest Continues

And so, after an epic battle against Samuel Richardson’s Sir Charles Grandison I have finally defeated the 1,600 page monster and his 20 Academic Article minions. But, as it is often noted, the battle may have been won but the war is not over.  The enemy will not be truly defeated until I can dispel the darkness over his land and to do this I must forge an illuminating 4000 Word Paper.  

Even if I gain victory over Sir Charles Grandison, I know that the wrathful King of the English Department has released another challenger and she sits, biding her time, looking for the perfect moment to attack. But I will not despair.  Let him send whatever challenges he may, I will meet them bravely with a pencil in one hand and a flashcard in the other.


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And so the writing stage of Essay #1 begins! Wish me luck and keep praying. After this comes essay number two - an equally challenging analysis of the Eliza Fenwick's infinitely shorter novel Secresy