The best Narnia book of all

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Harriet

72

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August 2025

Feeling hot, hot, hot

Eight films to watch for some summer heat

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Harriet

41

23

July 2025

A theatrical murder, a bed in a tree, and more

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Harriet

85

59

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Harriet

150

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Love Among the Tulips

An Edwardian summer romance on the Dutch waterways

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Harriet

53

12

June 2025

Six Sparkling Stories for an English Summer

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Jun 29 • 

Harriet

137

32

Before Anne, there was Hildegarde

Laura E. Richards and her forgotten heroines

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Harriet

54

18

May 2025

Some Oxford Books - Part Two

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Harriet

77

35

May Morning in Oxford

Now is the month of maying,

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Harriet

49

19

April 2025

Some Oxford books

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Harriet

74

41

The Sunday Short: Red in Tooth and Claw

'Sredni Vashtar' by Saki

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Harriet

11

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Easy Reads for Difficult Times

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188

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