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·10th November 2019

Book Review: ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ by Ernest Hemingway

Shuichi Chiba
Hemingway published ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ in 1952, and it was to be his last major work. It...
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·4th May 2016

Interview: Tony Rauch

Natasha Burton
What in particular draws you to the short story form as opposed to the novel? Well, every writer is different,...
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·25th January 2016

Short Story: The Berth of Hell by Varlam Shalamov

Felix White-Thompson
Varlam Shalamov (1907-1982) is probably the best-known Gulag writer after Solzhenitsyn, spending twelve years in labour camps. He wrote lots...
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·20th December 2014

The river (short fiction)

Georgia Watson
I’ve been to the river in a village on the outskirts of town only three times in my long life....
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·8th March 2013

Fiction. Remembering in Winter

Georgina Edwards
    A country house in winter is something which brings to mind a rather romantic picture. But the glittering frosts...
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·4th February 2013

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Dominic Burbidge
“Welcome kids! I’m going to be your guide as we go through the museum today, telling you everything you need...
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·19th January 2013

Fiction. From the Diary of Richard Sharp, Love-Struck Etonian

Daniel Diaz de la Rocha
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The Nightingale and the Rose is an Intensely Dark Fairy Tale

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·24th April 2016

Short Story: Freshet

Alexandra Illingworth
It’s winter when he goes back to Oxford – perhaps it’s been winter since he left – and they meet...
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The top 5 science fiction stories of 2015

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Anthology Review: The Obsidian Poplar and Other Stories

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The Obsidian Poplar and Other Stories, an anthology of ten works, half of which are written by Oxford students and...
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·16th February 2013

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Marie Campbell
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·19th January 2013

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