June 2, 1962: English poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West died at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent, aged seventy. Born at Knole House in Kent to Lionel Edward Sackville-West, 3rd Baron Sackville, and Victoria Sackville-Wes, she was a successful novelist, poet, and journalist, as well as a prolific letter writer and diarist who published more than a dozen collections of poetry as well as thirteen novels during her lifetime. She was twice awarded the Hawthornden Prize for Imaginative Literature. She was the inspiration for the androgynous protagonist of 'Orlando: A Biography', by her famous friend and lover, Virginia Woolf.

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※ The "#Bellman" from the front cover of #HenryHoliday's illustration to #LewisCarroll’s "#TheHuntingOfTheSnark" (1876).
※ #FatherTime from an English School painting (by an unknown artist, ca. 1610) of "Queen Elizabeth I at old age".

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Plans to ‘save’ farm where Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne go on public display

Plans to save a farm built by Robert Burns where he wrote some of his most famous works have been unveiled by a charity.

Ellisland Farm, on the banks of the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway,

https://anglotopia.net/british-entertainment/british-literature/plans-to-save-farm-where-burns-wrote-auld-lang-syne-go-on-public-display/

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Roald Dahl Classic Collection to be released after criticism of recent editing

Puffin UK has announced the release of the Roald Dahl Classic Collection “to keep the author’s classic texts in print,” following criticism of recent editing of his work to remove potentially offensive language.

Classic books from

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Roald Dahl’s books edited to remove potentially offensive language – reports

The latest editions of Roald Dahl’s children’s books have been edited to remove language which could be deemed offensive.

References within the classic children’s books relating to weight, mental health, violence, gender and race have been cut and

https://anglotopia.net/british-entertainment/roald-dahls-books-edited-to-remove-potentially-offensive-language-reports/

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Kate Bush to release a new lyrics book with a secret message

Last year was a remarkably big year for Kate Bush. Even though it's been over a decade since she's actually released any new music, and the only projects she's come out with in the interim are her concert residency Before the Dawn, a compilation

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Quentin Blake’s birthday celebrated by illustrators with drawings of 90 candles

Sir Quentin Blake’s life will be celebrated by fellow illustrators on Friday with 90 drawings of candles.

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration invited the 90 illustrators to each create the images for the illustrator’s birthday.

https://anglotopia.net/british-news/quentin-blakes-birthday-celebrated-by-illustrators-with-drawings-of-90-candles/

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Passage from Heart of Darkness:

“He struggled with himself, too. I saw it — I heard it. I saw the inconceivable mystery of a soul that knew no restraint, no faith, and no fear, yet struggling blindly with itself.” ~ Joseph Conrad #Books #BritishLiterature #Journal

Rare edition of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone to go under hammer

A Harry Potter fan who received an exclusive edition of the first JK Rowling book after entering a publishing company competition is putting it up for auction, having kept it safe in her attic in Cumbria for a decade.Childcare practiti

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First Edition Jane Austen novels could fetch over £100,000 at auction

A set of five first-edition Jane Austen novels could sell for more than £100,000 when they are sold at auction.

The books were bought by a UK-based private collector in the 1970s and 1980s for a total of around £5,

https://anglotopia.net/british-heritage/first-edition-jane-austen-novels-could-fetch-over-100000-at-auction/

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Brit Books: Review – Bill Bryson’s Secret History of Christmas

I was very upset a couple of years ago when Bill Bryson announced that he was ‘probably’ retired and wouldn’t write another book. He’s one of my favorite authors, and his bridging of American and British cultures is a huge inspirati

https://anglotopia.net/anglophilia/christmas/brit-books-review-bill-brysons-secret-history-of-christmas/

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Harry Potter fans listen to Audible audiobooks for one billion hours

Harry Potter fans have listened to the audiobooks of the fantasy series for more than one billion hours on Audible; it has been announced.

The audio versions of the books, written by JK Rowling, were first made available on the platform seven year

https://anglotopia.net/british-entertainment/british-literature/harry-potter-fans-listen-to-audible-audiobooks-for-one-billion-hours/

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Now that I've switched to a better home, let me reintroduce myself. I'm an English professor in TX, studying #EighteenthCentury #BritishLiterature, and I'm especially interested in #HistoryOfTheNovel and #BookHistory #HistoryOfTheBook. Also dipping a toe into #DigitalHumanities. Hello world 😉