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Fairy-stories and the ‘democracy of the dead’
(10 minutes) Fairy-stories are far truer than we might think, argues Samuel Sant’Ana.
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Hope for victims of divorce
(3 minute read) Reading Lord of the Rings helped Alexander Wolfe find ways forward for adult children suffering from their parents’ break-up.
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Why do we no longer believe in happy endings?
(3 minute read) Contemporary cynicism is killing literature, says Miguel Sepúlveda.
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The World of J.R.R. Tolkien
(2 minute read) This week we share with you articles about the great master of the rings of power and the Middle Earth.
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Reclaiming masculinity with The Lord of the Rings
(5 minute read) Tolkien’s classic trilogy offers an alternative to the culture of toxic masculinity which threatens men today, believes Miguel Sepúlveda.
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Tolkien’s formative years in Birmingham … a conversation with William Sherwood
New Conversational Video ... Sean Organ interviews William Sherwood - the Education Secretary of The Tolkien Society.
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Love, loss and … literature
(6 minute read) From Africa to England - Sean Organ reveals the backstory of the great author J. R. R. Tolkien and considers how much influence it might have had on his writing.
