Synopsis: 'Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past' Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience … Continue reading 1984 – by George Orwell
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A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings – by Charles Dickens
Synopsis: After reading Christmas Carol, the notoriously reculsive Thomas Carlyle was "seized with a perfect convulsion of hospitality" and threw not one but two Christmas dinner parties. The impact of the story may not always have been so dramatic but, along with Dickens other Christmas writings, it has had a lasting and significant influence upon … Continue reading A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings – by Charles Dickens
Wuthering Heights – By Emily Brontë
Synopsis: In a house haunted by memories, the past is everywhere ... As darkness falls, a man caught in a snowstorm is forced to shelter at the strange, grim house Wuthering Heights. It is a place he will never forget. There he will come to learn the story of Cathy: how she was forced to … Continue reading Wuthering Heights – By Emily Brontë
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