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  A Lesson on a Tortoise - From...

  D H Lawrence

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  David Herbert Lawrence was born on the 11th September 1885 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, a coal mining town where the reality of a harsh life was only useful as experiences for future literary works. 
  He was educated at Beauvale Board School and became the first local boy to receive a scholarship to attend Nottingham High School. After 3 years he became a junior clerk in Haywood’s surgical appliances factory. He was also attempting a literary career which, in the short term, led to a teacher training position in Eastwood and later a teaching qualification from University College, Nottingham.  
  Lawrence’s first efforts were poems, short stories and a draft of ‘The White Peacock’. Moving to London and a teaching position in Croydon his writing attracted the attention of Ford Madox Ford, editor of The English Review, and he commissioned him to write ‘Odour of Chrysanthemums’.  
  Wanting to write full-time he now began work on what would become ‘Sons and Lovers.   
  In 1912 he met the older and married mother-of-three Frieda Weekley. They eloped to Germany and here Lawrence could see for himself the growing tensions with France.  So keen was his interest that he was arrested and accused of being a British spy.  
  In early 1914 Frieda obtained her divorce and they returned to Britain to be married just days before the outbreak of war. Owing to her German parentage, and his own public dislike of militarism and violence, the couple were treated with contempt and suspicion throughout the war years.  
  Despite this he continued to write but his reputation in England was so tarnished and, mirrored by his own disdain for the country, he and Frieda left England in November 1919, first for Europe and then America via Ceylon and Australia. 
  They bought a ranch in Taos, New Mexico and visited Mexico several times. The third visit in March 1925 caused a near fatal attack of malaria. To convalesce they moved to Florence. Here he continued work on ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ which for many years would cause controversy. A renewed interest in oil painting resulted in an exhibition in 1929 which was raided by the police and several works were confiscated.  
  D H Lawrence died of complications arising from a bout of tuberculosis on the 2nd of March 1930 in Vence, France.  He was 44.

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  The Rescue

  Joseph Conrad

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  The Rescue is a richly atmospheric adventure novel by Joseph Conrad that combines romance, moral conflict, and the author's deep fascination with the sea. Set in the remote islands of the Malay Archipelago, the novel explores the tension between idealism and action, and the cost of remaining true to one's inner code.
  
  The story follows Tom Lingard, a seasoned sea captain known for his strength of will and commanding presence. When political unrest threatens a local ruler and his followers, Lingard becomes deeply entangled in their fate. Determined to orchestrate a daring rescue, he commits himself to a course of action driven by loyalty and personal honor.
  
  As events unfold, Conrad shifts the focus inward, revealing the psychological struggles that accompany heroic ambition. Lingard's certainty is tested by doubt, delay, and the unpredictable forces of nature and human emotion. The novel examines how pride, patience, and moral responsibility shape decisions when lives and ideals are at stake.
  
  Written in Conrad's characteristically evocative prose, The Rescue is less a tale of swift action than a meditation on suspense, restraint, and the inner drama of choice. The slow-building narrative reflects the complexities of leadership and the burden of commitment in moments of crisis.
  
  Thoughtful, intense, and philosophically rich, The Rescue offers readers a compelling blend of maritime adventure and psychological depth. It stands as a testament to Conrad's enduring ability to transform seafaring tales into profound studies of human character and moral resolve.

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  The Open Door and The Portrait

  Margaret O. Oliphant

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  Two stories "of the seen and unseen" with mysterious occurrences by Margaret O. Oliphant, originally published in 1881. (Summary by Gesine)

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  Revelations - A Classic...

  Katherine Mansfield

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  What if a single day could strip away every comforting illusion? In “Revelations” by Katherine Mansfield, a woman’s carefully constructed sense of self is quietly undone as she moves through a series of encounters that force her to confront truths she would rather avoid. Set against the routines of social obligation and polite interaction, the story follows an emotional shift that unfolds not through dramatic action, but through subtle perception and inward reckoning. As familiar roles begin to feel hollow, moments of discomfort accumulate, revealing the tension between appearance and inner reality. Mansfield exposes how moral certainty, self-image, and social performance can crumble when confronted with an unfiltered view of others - and of oneself. With psychological precision, “Revelations” explores self-deception, judgment, and the unsettling clarity of emotional awakening. Press play and step into a quietly devastating short story whose insight lingers long after the final moment.

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  Oedipus

  Sophocles

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  'Vengeance will be taken on the killer, then the land will be clean. The contamination will be washed away. The rains will come and the people will be healed.'
  According to the Oracle, if the murderer of old King Laius is found and punished then all will be well. The people turn to their new ruler, Oedipus, the man who solved the riddle of the Sphinx, to hunt down the perpetrator and bring salvation.
  He vows to succeed whatever the cost – and so begins an unstoppable pursuit of the truth through a harrowing labyrinth of fear and love.
  Intimate and revelatory, Ella Hickson's version of Sophocles' transcendent tragedy premiered at The Old Vic, London, in 2025, produced by The Old Vic in association with Hofesh Shechter Company. It was co-directed by Matthew Warchus and Hofesh Shechter, and starred Rami Malek and Indira Varma.

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  Agamemnon

  Aeschylus

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  "Agamemnon" is the first of the three linked tragedies which make up "The Oresteia" trilogy by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus. Trilogy as a whole, originally performed at the annual Dionysia festival in Athens in 458 BCE, where it won first prize, is considered to be Aeschylus' last authenticated, and also his greatest, work.
  "Agamemnon" describes the homecoming of Agamemnon, king of Argos, from the Trojan War, and his return to his wife, Clytemnestra, who had been planning his murder (in concert with her lover, Aegisthus) as revenge for Agamemnon's earlier sacrifice of their daughter, Iphigenia.

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