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Animal Farm - Chapter 5

Clover uncovers Mollie's plan to defect; Snowball and Napoleon joust about a windmill. Download Animal Farm - Chapter 5

 


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Posted on 31 January '07 by wgb, under Uncategorized. No Comments.

Animal Farm - Chapter 4

Jones tries to re-take the farm; Snowball and Napoleon devise a battle plan. Download Animal Farm - Chapter 4

 


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Posted on 30 January '07 by wgb, under Uncategorized. No Comments.

Animal Farm - Chapter 3

The rest of the animals learn reading and writing; the pigs get "pushy" about the produce. Download Animal Farm - Chapter 3

 


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Posted on 29 January '07 by wgb, under Uncategorized. No Comments.

The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock

J. Alfred Prufrock, T.S. Eliot's speaker in this poem, looks out on the world from deep inside his private feelings. Its now-famous opening lines, comparing the evening sky to "a patient etherised upon a table," were considered shocking and offensive. Download The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock mp3
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Posted on 26 January '07 by wgb, under Uncategorized. No Comments.

Animal Farm - Chapter 2

Mr. Jones drinks too much and the pigs learn to read. Really. Download Animal Farm - Chapter 2

 


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Posted on 25 January '07 by wgb, under Uncategorized. No Comments.

Animal Farm - Chapter 1

George OrwellAnimal Farm is George Orwell’s satirical allegory of the Russian Revolution, particularly directed against Josef Stalin's policies. Led by the pigs, the animals on Mr. Jones' farm revolt against their human masters. Download Animal Farm - Chapter 1

 


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Posted on 24 January '07 by wgb, under Uncategorized. 1 Comment.

Poem of the Week-The Chimney Sweeper

The Chimney Sweeper was penned by William Blake (1757-1827), and included in Songs of Innocence (1789): a poetry collection written from the child’s point of view, of innocent wonderment and spontaneity. Download The Chimney Sweeper mp3
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Posted on 15 January '07 by wgb, under William Blake. No Comments.

Heart of Darkness - Chapter 3.3

"I heard a light sigh and then my heart stood still, stopped dead short by an exulting and terrible cry, by the cry of inconceivable triumph and of unspeakable pain." rss Hear of Darkness-Chapter 3, part 3
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Posted on 11 January '07 by wgb, under Uncategorized. No Comments.

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