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Manuscript vs Myth: Spinning Silver
We take a look at the fairy tale influences behind Naomi Novik’s enchanting, Rumpelstiltskin-inspired novel, Spinning Silver.
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Apr 13, 20237 min
Thief
Vic was going to do it this time.
He had first seen the selkies months ago and now he could almost feel warm fur beneath his fingers.
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Feb 16, 20236 min
In Summary: The Glass Coffin
This lesser known fairy tale tells of a wandering tailor, an enchanted noble, a brother transformed into a stag and a very evil wizard.
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Oct 20, 20221 min
There’s a Dragon in my Goldfish Bowl
"There are koi in the pond, massive, serene, and I wonder: are they dreams of fish, or fish who dream?" ― S. Monette
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May 12, 20222 min
The Seal-Bride
“Once a Selkie finds its skin again, neither chains of steel nor chains of love can keep her from the sea.”
― John Lynch
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Jan 14, 20224 min
In Summary: The Swallow, the Hoopoe and the Nightingale
We summarise a classical Greek tragedy, originally collected in Ovid's Metamorphoses, telling a tale of murder, betrayal and revenge.
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Dec 9, 20217 min
White Scales and Red Roses
“The hunger of a dragon is slow to wake, but hard to sate.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin
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Nov 19, 20215 min
The Six Swans
"Why shirts made of graveyard nettles by bleeding fingers and silence should disenchant men..." ― R. Stonlit
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Nov 4, 20219 min
‘Beauty and the Beast’ and Similar Stories
Some legends are told gain and again, appearing around the world in different forms. One such story is Beauty and the Beast.
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Oct 8, 20215 min
Seven Plants and the People That They Used to Be
According to Greek myth, many plants were once human - run afoul of a god's temper, or pity. We take a look at some of these unlucky people.
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Jul 30, 20212 min
Narcissus
"Narcissus does not fall in love with his reflection because it is beautiful, but because it is his." ― W. H. Auden
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Apr 16, 20213 min
The Beetle on the Moon
“…but the moon was shining and to conceal her deed, she took a pail of pitch and began to tar the moon black.” – Emilie Demant Hatt
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