Published in 1934, James Hilton’s Goodbye, Mr. Chips is the charming tale of a schoolteacher whose life at Brookfield, an English boys' boarding school, is as rich as an afternoon tea and as enduring as the late Queen’s corgis. The novella takes us through the ups and downs of Mr. Chipping - known affectionately as … Continue reading Mr. Chips: A Toast to the Unsung Hero
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The (knot-so) Beautiful Game
Wherever I go, whatever I do, my left shoelace has an uncanny knack for wriggling its way free of the bow I so carefully tie. Always the left! Something supernatural at play? Perhaps it’s because I’m right-handed and lack the same vigour when securing it. Or maybe, I’m simply no good at tying laces. Whatever … Continue reading The (knot-so) Beautiful Game
Soap and The Eff Word.
We’ve all heard it, haven’t we? “Wash your mouth out with soap!” - the time-honoured battle cry of scandalised mothers and exasperated schoolteachers at the merest whiff of profanity. It’s one of those sayings that practically begs to be spoken, an incantation of moral hygiene, if you will. Failing to utter it in the wake of … Continue reading Soap and The Eff Word.
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