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''Parade’s End'' by Ford Madox Ford 1924-1928
a tetralogy, psychological result of the war on the participants and on society. -
''Winnie-the-Pooh'' by A.A. Milne
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''To the Lighthouse'' by Virginia Woolf
Human relationships and complexity of experience -
''Point Counter Point'' by Aldous Huxley
One of the most complex novels. Not only 1 plot but many plots!! Uses a large cast of characters. Views life from different angles. -
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The Auden Group
The Auden Group or the Auden Generation is the name given to a group of British and Irish writers active in the 1930s that included W. H. Auden, Louis MacNeice, Cecil Day-Lewis, Stephen Spender, Christopher Isherwood, and sometimes Edward Upward and Rex Warner. They were sometimes called simply the Thirties poets. -
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The Inklings
The Inklings was an informal literary discussion group associated with the University of Oxford, England,Its more regular members (many of them academics at the University) included J. R. R. "Tollers" Tolkien, C. S. "Jack" Lewis, Owen Barfield and others.The Inklings were literary enthusiasts who praised the value of narrative in fiction, and encouraged the writing of fantasy. -
Brave New World
Brave New World is a novel written in 1931 by Aldous Huxley, and published in 1932. Set in London in the year 2540, the novel anticipates developments in reproductive technology, sleep-learning, psychological manipulation, and classical conditioning that are combined to profoundly change society. -
''Cold Comfort Farm'' by Stella Gibbons
Makes fun of the rural life at the time and is set in the future -
It's a Battlefield
It's a Battlefield is an early novel by Graham Greene, first published in 1934. Graham Greene later described it as his "first overtly political novel". -
The Ascent of F6
W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood co-authored a verse drama, which was incredibly successful -
Eyeless in Gaza
Eyeless in Gaza is a novel of ideas by Aldous Huxley, published in 1936. This semiautobiographical novel criticizes the dearth of spiritual values in contemporary society. -
Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock, novel of sin and redemption by Graham Greene, published in 1938. -
Between the Acts
Between the Acts is the final novel by Virginia Woolf. It was published shortly after her death in 1941. -
"Put Out More Flags” by Evelyn Waugh
● War effort and conscience
● Critical reception -
Animal Farm” by George Orwell
● The “fall” of Russia
● Problems with publishing -
“Loving” by Henry Green
● Life during WW2
● “War changes people” attitude -
“Under the Volcano” by Malcolm Lowry
● Issues with publishing
● Critical response -
“The Heart of the Matter” by Graham Greene
● The issue of pity
● Moral crisis -
“1984” by George Orwell
● Ideologies
● Political patterns -
“The Chronicles of Narnia” by C.S. Lewis
● Forming the idea
● Influences
