John Donne’s Poem “The Blossom”
By Dariga Atayeva, Year 12 One of the most notable poets of the 16th century, John Donne, was born to…
Category: The Arts
Have you read Austen’s “Persuasion”?
By Dariga Atayeva, Year 12 Jane Austen’s last novel, written during her sickness and published after her death in 1817,…
Is “The Secret History” a good book?
By Pablo Briens Montero, Year 12 As part of my February break reading, I came across The Secret History by…
Why is “Society of the Snow” the triumph of the year?
By Pablo Briens Montero, Year 12 Society of the Snow also known as La Sociedad de la Nieve is a…
Bridget Jones’s Diary: Comedic Success or Flop?
By Pablo Briens Montero, Year 12 Sharon Maguire’s Bridget Jones’s Diary is a blockbuster movie based on an international best…
War and Peace – a Historical Fiction
By Dariga Atayeva, Year 12 When one hears of the book “War and Peace” by Leo Tolstoy, usually the first…
Can we truly separate the art from the artist?
By Hermione Silver, Year 11 I am probably not making a bold assumption when I say we have all known…
A few thoughts: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
By Dariga Atayeva, Year 12 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a classic published in 1848 by Anne Brontë, under…
The Holdovers: An Ode to Unlikely Friends
By Hermione Silver, Year 11 I’ve never been a big fan of awards ceremonies; the Oscars, the Grammys, the Emmys,…