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🖊 Today's #WednesdayWisdom quote is by poet and playwright, Oscar Wilde. Some of his notable works are The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), Lady Windemere's Fan (1892), and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895). #BookCommunity https://t.co/KkEddam1Rj

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Sally Rooney’s latest novel, ‘Beautiful World, Where Are You’, is a hot topic in the literary world right now, following the enormous success of ‘Conversations with Friends’ and ‘Normal People’ (which is now a BBC programme). #sallyrooney #normalpeople #bookstagram #booklover https://t.co/ygukLRjPmh

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🖊 Today's #WednesdayWisdom quote is from author Neil Gaiman. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and his novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book.  #WritersofTwitter #WritingCommunity https://t.co/iz3FYsxzlt

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📖 “I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride.” Today's #ThrowbackThursday is to The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, with this edition edited/translated by Robin Buss, and was first published in 1844. #BookTwitter https://t.co/mYAZRrHfHo

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📖 “What does the brain matter compared with the heart?” Today's #ThrowbackThursday is to Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, originally published in 1925. #BookTwitter #BookCommunity https://t.co/7KYVt4cfqo

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F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is set in New York during the 'Jazz Age'. #gatsby #gatsbyparty #thegreatgatsby #gatsbystyle #vintage #roaring #greatgatsby https://t.co/zkezlsFOPO

Ross Turner Academics

🖊 Today's #WednesdayWisdom quote is by poet and playwright, Oscar Wilde. Some of his notable works are The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), Lady Windemere's Fan (1892), and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895). #BookCommunity https://t.co/KkEddam1Rj

Ross Turner Academics

Sally Rooney’s latest novel, ‘Beautiful World, Where Are You’, is a hot topic in the literary world right now, following the enormous success of ‘Conversations with Friends’ and ‘Normal People’ (which is now a BBC programme). #sallyrooney #normalpeople #bookstagram #booklover https://t.co/ygukLRjPmh

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Seeing as today's Roald Dahl Day, we wanted to share a quote from one of our favourite Roald Dahl stories, Matilda. 📖 #BookCommunity #RoaldDahlDay https://t.co/qL5OhLyMTQ

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📖 "Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man." Today's #ThrowbackThursday is to The Odyssey by Homer, originally published in 1614. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences! https://t.co/1lTRHSXWsl