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...circulation. There has to be tension, a sense that something is imminent, that certain things are in relentless motion, or else, most often, there simply won't be a story. (Carver, 1985) Activity 21 Read each of the seven anonymous extracts (mostly beginnings) from different fictions. Note down which genre(s) each extract might fit into. Give reasons why. Remember, they...

...circulated to local prisons in England and Wales stated that prisoners should not be compelled to ‘receive instruction’ (Regulations for Prisons, 1843, rule 129). Instead, it was suggested, and in many prisons enacted, that access to education should be given as a reward for good conduct. Prisoners aged under 17 years, however, were usually forced to attend school...