Reading English Literature; Elizabethan to the Modern - Holloway - Private lessons

Reading English Literature; Elizabethan to the Modern

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Confronting powerful literature is not only rewarding in itself but it teaches you much about yourself and the world around you. In order to get the most out of reading literature, a refined taste and ability to read must be taught.
The act of writing is one of the highest forms of thought we possess. It teaches us how to organise our minds, how to express ourselves genuinely, and opens us to a multiplicity of lives.

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Notebook and pens/pencils will be needed. Per.haps a laptop too if a hardcopy of the book is not available

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