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The posh guide to lockdown: From needlework to reading Shakespeare, Tatler revels the skills you should learn to emerge from the crisis as an ‘accomplished’ woman British society bible reveals how to become ‘accomplished’ during UK lockdown Traditional accolades hark back to when women were urged to take up hobbies Tatler reveals it is the … Read more
Travel puzzle challenges you to spot the ONLY person reading a book in this relaxing beach scene – and you have just 30 seconds to do it! Tricky new puzzle has challenged beady-eyed users to find the odd one out Only one of the holiday makers can be seen reading a book on the beach … Read more
While appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres show, Nick, Kevin, and Joe Jonas experienced a little magic. In an impressive first episode of Aidan’s Magic Corner, 10-year-old Aidan McCann stunned audiences with his card tricks, mind reading and famous guests. To welcome the three brothers, the Ireland native joked in a clip released Wednesday, ‘Now that I’ve met Ellen, … Read more
Reading classic novels instead of self-help books can boost brain power and improve your quality of life, new research suggests Reading complex works of classic literature boosts brain power, research says It ‘frees emotions and imagination’ and lets people feel alive, suggests professor The brain ‘gets excited, it gets emotional’, according to Professor Philip Davis … Read more
Reading a good book is the best way of boosting literacy — but magazines and comics don’t help, study shows Researchers examined the reading habits of 40,000 young students in Spain They also looked at their test results and levels of parental engagement Reading books daily raised results — as much as three months’ more schooling Yet the … Read more
One in four 15-year-olds have a reading age of 12 or below and struggle to understand questions in their GCSE exams Test provider GL Assessment analysed the reading abilities of 370,000 pupils 25% have reading age of 12 or below and 20% have skills of 11-year-old and under Worryingly, 10% have a reading age equivalent … Read more
WHAT BOOK first turned comedian and writer Arthur Smith to reading? Arthur Smith is currently reading Sloot by the Irish writer Ian Macpherson He would take the Complete Works of Shakespeare to a desert island The Man Who Didn’t Wash His Dishes by Phyllis Krasilovsky first got him reading By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:00 GMT, … Read more
YOUR STARTER FOR TEN 1 In 1974, Nadine Gordimer and Stanley Middleton. In 1992, Michael Ondaatje and Barry Unsworth. In 2019, Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo. What am I talking about? 2 Which British novelist, who died earlier this year aged 94, remained in obscurity until the age of 64, when her 13th novel, The … Read more