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Katherine Mansfield and Virginia Woolf: Perfumed Intimacy-uneasy soul mates?

by Janet Lewison
February 24, 2014August 9, 2024
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Our Perfume can elicit strong reactions from others! Virginia Woolf’s reaction to Katherine Mansfield ‘s French perfume must count as one of the most acerbic and psychologically revealing. The perfume in question may have been Guerlain’s… Read More »Katherine Mansfield and Virginia Woolf: Perfumed Intimacy-uneasy soul mates?

English Tuition Manchester and Bolton: Creative Writing- Amber time!

by Janet Lewison
December 30, 2013August 9, 2024

The Bangor writing course has reminded me of the importance of time travel in writing. Where a character may actually be in a literal sense may often seem far less… Read More »English Tuition Manchester and Bolton: Creative Writing- Amber time!

Susan Hill's The Mist in the Mirror: the dangers of a neutral narrator?

by Janet Lewison
September 4, 2011October 8, 2012
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I was terrified by Susan HILL’S The Woman in Black. My Boxing Day was frosty in every way! So when I bought The Mist in the mirror for a week… Read More »Susan Hill's The Mist in the Mirror: the dangers of a neutral narrator?