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Five Fascinating Facts about Jane Austen
Interesting Literature A very short biography of Jane Austen told in five pieces of great trivia 1. Many writers have hated her. D. H. Lawrence called Jane Austen a ‘narrow gutted spinster’, while Mark Twain didn’t pull any punches: ‘Everytime I read “Pride and Prejudice” I want to dig her up and beat her over the […]
100 Interesting Facts about Famous Authors
Interesting Literature 100 fun facts about writers and their fascinating lives On Twitter we recently reached the 100,000 followers milestone. (Hurrah! And do follow us @InterestingLit if you’re also a tweeter.) To celebrate the occasion, we’ve gathered together one hundred of our favourite facts about famous authors. We hope you enjoy them! Where there’s a link […]
The Origin of the Phrase ‘Goody Two-Shoes’
Interesting Literature Where did the expression ‘Goody Two-Shoes’ come from? Its history is, in part, a literary one… The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes was a story, published anonymously in 1765, about an orphan girl who goes through life wearing only one shoe. However, this wasn’t where the expression ‘goody two-shoes’ originally came from: the phrase is […]
10 Great Conan Doyle Books That Don’t Feature Sherlock Holmes
Interesting Literature The best Conan Doyle novels that don’t feature the great sleuth but are still definitely worth reading Sir Arthur Conan Doyle often resented the fact that Sherlock Holmes overshadowed his other fiction, and to an extent he was right to do so. He was also a talented author of historical novels, science fiction, horror stories, […]
10 Free Online Resources to Improve Your Writing
Interesting Literature In this guest blog post, Sharon Crosby shares 10 great websites that can help you improve your writing skills It often seems that there are not enough online resources for writers. There are many good books on the subject, but they cost a lot of money because the writing community is a relatively […]
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