The Literary Wall

Somebody's Mother by Mary Dow Brine, the full poem in typewriter type in a black frame

Somebody's Mother by Mary Dow Brine: The Full P...

Georgia Clare

The Victorian poem children once learnt by heart, about an old woman at an icy crossing and the one boy who stopped.

Somebody's Mother by Mary Dow Brine: The Full P...

Georgia Clare

The Victorian poem children once learnt by heart, about an old woman at an icy crossing and the one boy who stopped.

Life is a storm, my young friend, Count of Monte Cristo quote print in a black frame

The Count of Monte Cristo Quotes: Wait and Hope...

Georgia Clare

The best lines from Dumas's great revenge novel, from 'Wait and hope' to the one about moral wounds that never close.

The Count of Monte Cristo Quotes: Wait and Hope...

Georgia Clare

The best lines from Dumas's great revenge novel, from 'Wait and hope' to the one about moral wounds that never close.

Velveteen Rabbit quote print, by the time you are Real, in a black frame

'What Is REAL?' The Velveteen Rabbit Passage an...

Georgia Clare

The Skin Horse's answer to what it means to be Real, in full, and why grown-ups keep coming back to it.

'What Is REAL?' The Velveteen Rabbit Passage an...

Georgia Clare

The Skin Horse's answer to what it means to be Real, in full, and why grown-ups keep coming back to it.

A River Runs Through It closing passage print on vintage paper with a painted trout

A River Runs Through It Quotes: Norman Maclean'...

Georgia Clare

The lines from Norman Maclean's novella that people carry with them, from the famous opening to 'I am haunted by waters'.

A River Runs Through It Quotes: Norman Maclean'...

Georgia Clare

The lines from Norman Maclean's novella that people carry with them, from the famous opening to 'I am haunted by waters'.

An open book and a cup of tea on a blanket by the sea, beside a basket of narcissi and a lemon

Too Many Books to Choose From: Finding Your Nex...

Georgia Clare

There's a particular kind of tiredness that comes from having too many choices rather than too few.

Too Many Books to Choose From: Finding Your Nex...

Georgia Clare

There's a particular kind of tiredness that comes from having too many choices rather than too few.

A steaming cup of tea on a sunlit windowsill beside wild flowers and a closed book, looking out over the countryside

When Shame Keeps You Quiet: Words for the Thing...

Georgia Clare

Shame convinces you that you're the only one carrying it. That's usually the lie at the centre of it.

When Shame Keeps You Quiet: Words for the Thing...

Georgia Clare

Shame convinces you that you're the only one carrying it. That's usually the lie at the centre of it.