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Literature, history, art, and culture from the Long Nineteenth Century

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Nineteenth-century Museums and Collections

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This week I chat about the Great Exhibition of 1851, give an overview of the public museum, and share some interesting artefacts from the Science Museum Collections.

elenathenerd Culture, History Leave a comment May 31, 2021May 27, 2021 4 Minutes

My Top 25 Museums!

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In this week's blog post I list my top 25 museums. There are some that I've been to and some that I can't wait to explore!

elenathenerd Culture, History Leave a comment May 24, 2021May 20, 2021 5 Minutes

Poll: Which Novel is Your Fav? 🤷‍♀️

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Which of the novels from my recent blog posts is the best?

elenathenerd Uncategorized Leave a comment March 31, 2021 1 Minute

Essay Writing Tips

In this week's blog post I give some of my top tips for essay writing, from coming up with the ideas to getting them down on paper.

elenathenerd Essay Writing Leave a comment May 10, 2021May 27, 2021 5 Minutes

Pride & Prejudice – Jane Austen

In this week's post I discuss the use of volumes, gossip, and stereotyping in Austen's Pride and Prejudice. It's not exactly scholarly, but it sure is fun 😂.

elenathenerd Fiction Texts, GCSE / A Level 1 Comment April 26, 2021May 5, 2021 4 Minutes

The Moonstone – Wilkie Collins

The Moonstone follows the story of a stolen diamond; first stolen from India and then stolen again - but by who! In this post I unravel 3 key points that are important for creating this mystery...

elenathenerd Fiction Texts, GCSE / A Level Leave a comment April 12, 2021May 18, 2021 5 Minutes

The War of the Worlds – H.G. Wells

In this week's post I discuss three important elements from H.G. Wells's fab novel The War of the Worlds. I chat about humanity, decay, and biological vulnerability - what's not to like!?

elenathenerd Fiction Texts, GCSE / A Level 3 Comments March 22, 2021April 11, 2021 5 Minutes

Frankenstein – Mary Shelley

In this week's post I share three key points that every reader should get to grips with when studying Mary Shelley's incredibly famous novel, Frankenstein!

elenathenerd Fiction Texts, GCSE / A Level 2 Comments March 8, 2021April 11, 2021 6 Minutes

Dickens in Context

In this week's post I chat about some key bits of Dickens context and recommend some Dickens related content to check out!

elenathenerd Essay Writing, GCSE / A Level, History 1 Comment February 22, 2021March 8, 2021 4 Minutes

A Christmas Carol… in February

In this week's post I chat about 3 important literary features in Dickens's A Christmas Carol! But don't worry, there's not a Christmas song or mince pie in sight... it is February after all.

elenathenerd Fiction Texts, GCSE / A Level Leave a comment February 15, 2021March 15, 2021 4 Minutes

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