Author Archives: Beth Wren
What’s in a Name?
I thought maybe I should explain the name of my blog to those of you who don’t understand the cleverly disguised metaphor and connotations, gawwdd. Basically, I went to France a couple of years ago on holiday with my family, and we stayed in the nicest villa. The weather was just perfect and we spent […]
Why we all love Austen
I haven’t done a literary blog post in a while so I thought I’d take the time to dedicate one to the goddess of all authors: Jane Austen. She’s been an inspiration to so many, and her books are just perfection. Obviously we all love her, but here’s why: 1. Mr Darcy et al The […]
Ich werde zu der Weihnachtsmarkt in München gehen!
It’s that time of year again. November’s arrived, Bonfire Night’s passed and all I seem to be seeing on TV are Christmas adverts. Now everyone who knows me knows that I am a complete Christmasaholic: snow, trees, decorations, advent calendars, cheesy Christmas TV – I love it all. I also absolutely love Christmas in Germany, […]
Mirror, Sylvia Plath
I discovered this poem at A Level and absolutely adore it. I don’t know why, but reading it makes me feel empty, almost like I wrote it myself and emptied my consciousness onto the page in doing so. Maybe it’s because, as Terry Eagleton says, literature should contain universal truth and Sylvia Plath does it perfectly […]
Hooray for being me
So after my previous rant about the woes of trying to find work experience and internships, I’ve finally been successful and managed to bag myself a two week work experience at Penguin publishing in Easter. (Woop!) I’ve also been fortunate enough to potentially become a new blogger for a student website and I will be […]
Looking for Alaska, John Green
Now, if there’s one thing that irritates me, it’s film trailers which give the whole film away. I mean, why would I pay £8 to see a two hour film when within two minutes I know the entire surmise and plot of it, and for free too. So when I picked up this book, which […]
Awkward Official First Post
Hi everyone and welcome to my blog. I’ve dabbled in a bit of blogging before, but somehow Tumblr just doesn’t hack it when you’re trying to appear like a professional and seasoned blogger. I’m a second year English Lit student and it’s suddenly hit me that if I want to go into my dream field […]
Bethany Wren 