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Brave New World re-imagined Creative Commons Image By Abode of Chaos via Flickr under Creative Commons license

By Dr Geoff Andrews (The Open University)

24 January 2012

80 years since the publication of Aldous Huxley’s dystopian novel Brave New World, Geoff Andrews wonders how it might be re-imagined today in the context... Read more : Brave New World re-imagined

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A reader's guide to Lords And LadiesBBC

By Dr Stephanie Forward (The Open University)

01 August 2006

A parody of a Midsummer Night's Dream set in the Kingdom of Lancre - but what do you make of Terry Prachett's work? Read more : A reader's guide to Lords And Ladies

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A reader's guide to Starter For TenCopyrighted Image The Open University / Karen Parker

By Dr Stephanie Forward (The Open University)

01 July 2006

Set in 1985, this coming of age novel by David Nicholls follows student Brian Jackson's desire to appear on TV's University Challenge. Read more : A reader's guide to Starter For Ten

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A reader's guide to The Promise Of HappinessCreative Commons Image pyrat_wesly under CC-BY-NC

By Dr Stephanie Forward (The Open University)

01 June 2006

Justin Cartwight's novel is a intimate and moving portrait of the challenges facing a middle-class family. Read more : A reader's guide to The Promise Of Happiness

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A reader's guide to FrankensteinCreative Commons Image ensh under CC-BY-NC-SA

By Dr Stephanie Forward (The Open University)

01 January 2006

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, first published in 1818, tells the story of a scientist obsessed with attempting to create life and stop death. Read more : A reader's guide to Frankenstein

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A reader's guide to The Count of Monte CristoCreative Commons Image halobrien under CC-BY-NC-ND

By Dr Stephanie Forward (The Open University)

01 October 2005

Alexandre Dumas's classic 1844 adventure novel The Count Of Monte Cristo tells the story of Edmond Dantes, who is accused of treason, imprisoned, and later... Read more : A reader's guide to The Count of Monte Cristo

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A reader's guide to Anna KareninaBBC

By Dr Stephanie Forward (The Open University)

01 September 2005

Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel Anna Karenina is regarded as a pinnacle in realist fiction and still enjoys huge critical and popular success. Read more : A reader's guide to Anna Karenina

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A reader's guide to Charlie And The Chocolate FactoryCreative Commons Image mikelowe under CC-BY-NC-SA

By Dr Stephanie Forward (The Open University)

01 August 2005

Roald Dahl's 1964 children's novel Charle And The Chocolate Factory is a perennial favourite, and has been the subject of two major film adaptations. Read more : A reader's guide to Charlie And The Chocolate Factory

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A reader's guide to Out Of AfricaCreative Commons Image angela7 under CC-BY-NC

By Dr Stephanie Forward (The Open University)

01 July 2005

Karen Blixen's 1937 memoir Out Of Africa recalls the author's time spent living in Kenya working on a coffee plantation. Read more : A reader's guide to Out Of Africa

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A reader's guide to Fathers And SonsNo Copyright Image Russian writers by Levitsky (1856), public domain

By Dr Stephanie Forward (The Open University)

01 May 2005

Ivan Turgenev's classic 1862 novel Fathers And Sons sparked a significant shift from plot to character. Read more : A reader's guide to Fathers And Sons

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Pages tagged as Reader's Guide

Brave New World re-imagined Creative Commons Image By Abode of Chaos via Flickr under Creative Commons license

A reader's guide to Lords And LadiesBBC

A reader's guide to Starter For TenCopyrighted Image The Open University / Karen Parker

A reader's guide to The Promise Of HappinessCreative Commons Image pyrat_wesly under CC-BY-NC

A reader's guide to FrankensteinCreative Commons Image ensh under CC-BY-NC-SA

A reader's guide to The Count of Monte CristoCreative Commons Image halobrien under CC-BY-NC-ND

A reader's guide to Anna KareninaBBC

A reader's guide to Charlie And The Chocolate FactoryCreative Commons Image mikelowe under CC-BY-NC-SA

A reader's guide to Out Of AfricaCreative Commons Image angela7 under CC-BY-NC

A reader's guide to Fathers And SonsNo Copyright Image Russian writers by Levitsky (1856), public domain