Detective FictionPlease Note: I am presenting the history of detective fiction through an overtly Western lens. Europeans and North Americans are not the…Dec 11, 2020Dec 11, 2020
Reichstag Fire, March Elections and the Enabling ActContrary to the hopes of Germany’s political elite, appointing Hitler as chancellor only served to increase his power. He worked…Dec 7, 2020Dec 7, 2020
Catherine ParrCatherine Parr had been closely linked to the royals long before she became one: her father was a close advisor and companion to Henry…Nov 30, 2020Nov 30, 2020
The Catcher in the RyeJ D Salinger’s ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ is another one of my favourite classic novels. Everything about it — from the characterisation of…Nov 9, 2020Nov 9, 2020
19th Century Literature: An IntroductionThe 19th Century is an incredibly important era in the history of modern literature. Novels and other forms of the written word were…Oct 13, 2020Oct 13, 2020
