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...social context - In this section you’ll start to gain some insights into the contexts of detective fiction in the post-First World War era. You’ll learn about Agatha Christie’s life and you’ll think about the significance of detective fiction as a genre written and read, increasingly, by women. You’ll finish this section by thinking about the inter-war political...

...social status a cut above the labourers who worked for Bathsheba in Far from the Madding Crowd. Hardy's mother had been a maid servant. She was a great reader who enjoyed Sir Walter Scott's and Byron's poetry and had been allowed to read books in her employer's library. CHARLOTTE LILLEY When Hardy was 22 years of age he got an architectural job up in London. NARRATOR Over...

...social world around them. The body is a subject that can reveal fascinating aspects of both Greek and Roman culture it will help you to better understand the diversity of ancient civilisation...This free course, The body in antiquity, will introduce you to the concept of the body in Greek and Roman civilisation. In recent years, the body has become a steadily growing...