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Did you know that the “gothic” genre started as a prank?

Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story (1764) is regarded as the first ever gothic novel, which defined the genre for…

5 min readFeb 28, 2022

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Did you know that the “gothic” genre started as a prank?

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Wren Healy

How to Get Over Writer’s Block: 10 Simple Tips

I write for both a living, and for the love of it. Over the last few years, especially during the Pandemic, we’ve learned how valuable the…

8 min readSep 1, 2022

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How to Get Over Writer’s Block: 10 Simple Tips

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Wren Healy

The Wild Irish Girl who wrote The Wild Irish Girl (a book that defied imperialism and gender…

I am a little in love with this title of this book. If Lady Morgan knew how to do anything, it was how to brand a product … but more on…

3 min readMay 17, 2022

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The Wild Irish Girl who wrote The Wild Irish Girl (a book that defied imperialism and gender…

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Wren Healy

De-mythologising literary theory: What is “intertextuality”?

Have you ever read a book and noticed a reference to another text, a different author, or a character from a completely separate universe…

2 min readApr 10, 2022

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De-mythologising literary theory: What is “intertextuality”?

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Wren Healy

Herstory in Fiction: Anne Enright’s The Pleasure of Eliza Lynch (2002)

Don’t we all love a bit of feminist historical fiction / revisionism? Anne Enright’s The Pleasure of Eliza Lynch (2002)is one of my ALL…

4 min readMar 18, 2022

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Herstory in Fiction: Anne Enright’s The Pleasure of Eliza Lynch (2002)

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Wren Healy

Feminism, Fate and Feats of Bravery: Why You Should Read Emma Donoghue’s The Pull of the Stars…

Emma Donoghue’s The Pull of the Stars (2020) made me cry — like a lot! This story is for the stargazers, starry-eyed dreamers, and…

5 min readMar 9, 2022

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Feminism, Fate and Feats of Bravery: Why You Should Read Emma Donoghue’s The Pull of the Stars…

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Wren Healy

Ever wonder about Emma Donoghue’s The Wonder (2010)?

Enter the world of Emma Donoghue’s The Wonder (2010), I dare you!

2 min readMar 7, 2022

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Ever wonder about Emma Donoghue’s The Wonder (2010)?

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Wren Healy

Feminist dystopia for a new generation: Louise O’Neill’s Only Ever Yours (2014)

You can’t talk about Louise O’Neill’s Only Ever Yours (2014) without drawing comparisons to Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale (1985)…

3 min readMar 3, 2022

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Feminist dystopia for a new generation: Louise O’Neill’s Only Ever Yours (2014)

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Wren Healy

If Elizabeth Bennet had a sassy aunt … her name would be Lady Susan

Although it is difficult to know exactly when Jane Austen started and finished some of her texts, Lady Susan is suspected to have been…

4 min readMar 3, 2022

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If Elizabeth Bennet had a sassy aunt … her name would be Lady Susan

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Wren Healy

How I fell in love with poetry (after I swore I’d hate it forever!)

“Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by…

3 min readMar 2, 2022

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How I fell in love with poetry (after I swore I’d hate it forever!)

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Wren Healy

Wren Healy

Reader, I made a blog. Lover of all things literary! Follow along as I share posts on my favourite books, literary theory explanations, and writing.

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