Author: Alice McVeigh
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“Hmm, No Dragons”
It was World Book Day and, as the local library was having an event, I was invited, along with other local writers, to sell paperbacks on the author’s tables. I was game for a laugh. I like book signings. However, as we’d been invited to come as our “favourite literary character” I took a long…
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A – probably dead wrong – insanely brief consideration of the sisterly relationships in Pride and Prejudice
One of the endless fascinations of Pride and Prejudice is the interactions between the five, wildly different, sisters. We have interactions including everything from Lizzy’s gentleness with Jane – when she shields her from the truth about Bingley’s desertion – to Kitty’s jealous fury at Lydia being preferred for that coveted position on the trip…