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Confessions of an English Opium Eater
History & The Arts

Confessions of an English Opium Eater

...write your own confessions...Explore Confessions with exclusive videos and activities. One of the first portrayals of recreational drug taking, Thomas De Quincey’s notorious nineteenth century book, Confessions of an English Opium Eater, is also considered the first autobiographical account of drug addiction. It influenced not just generations of narcoticized writers...
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World-Changing Women: Murasaki Shikibu
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Murasaki Shikibu

...writing. No one knows precisely when she began her famous story, The Tale of Genji but, divided into fifty-four books or episodes, the novel is twice as long as War and Peace. The plots spans almost a hundred years and involves over four hundred characters. The hero, Hikaru Genji, seeks love and happiness, enjoys popularity at court and a series of amorous encounters. The...
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Happy New Year
Miscellaneous

Happy New Year

...Writing a book? Get started here...Don't give up, take up! New year, new resolution? Why not try taking something up rather than giving something up? We've got a few ideas where you could get started - take a look at the FREE tools and courses below and, to discover more about how we can help you, watch our short animation on to make the most of OpenLearn (and discover...
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Oliver Sacks: "Romantic, in the sense of the romantic poets"
Health, Sports & Psychology

Oliver Sacks: "Romantic, in the sense of the romantic poets"

...writing, nor did he claim to be. He drew his inspiration from the great neuropsychologist Alexander Luria but while Luria’s cases were known to a select group of specialists, Sacks wrote for the general public, and opened up neurology to the everyday world. Despite Sacks’s popularity now, he had a slow start, with his first book Migrainenot raising much interest...
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Irish Women’s Poetry: the Next Generation
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry: the Next Generation

...writing today...Introduction It would be impossible to provide an exhaustive account of the younger generation of Irish women’s poets, or to encapsulate the huge range and variety of styles, forms and themes in which they are working. This article will focus on three representative figures whose work shares similar preoccupations with poets such as Eavan Boland and...
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Studying natural sciences bilingually
Science, Maths & Technology

Studying natural sciences bilingually

...writing and speaking skills and I do feel that being able to speak Welsh and write in Welsh offers an additional benefit further on in life. For example, when applying for a job in Wales, it’s become an increased advantage that you are able to speak and write through the medium of Welsh so I do feel, writing formally in the university in different forms, for example, an...
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The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
OpenLearn Ireland

The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries

...writing in the twentieth century - and beyond?...[Irish Yews and part of the extensive graveyard, Holme upon Spalding Moor]Irish Yews and part of the extensive graveyard, Holme upon Spalding Moor - Wikimedia Commons This article will explore the Gothic tradition on the island of Ireland in the form of the twentieth-century narrative. Building on the significant reputation...
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