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Andrew Young (1885–1971) belongs to the English tradition of the 'parson poet'. Poetry written by serving clergy often provides both a personal perspective on Christianity, free of strict orthodoxy, and a reflection of Christianity's place in the prevailing culture. Most of Young's work consisted of short poems with only occasional Christian reference. Later in life he abandoned short poems and wrote two long works exploring a visionary afterlife. This paper argues that the key to these two long poems, important but neglected examples of mid-twentieth-century Christian literature, is a personal re-imagining of the Trinity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The centenary of the first performance of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan was celebrated in December 2004. Taking account of the various events in Britain to mark the occasion--newspaper articles, radio and television programmes, retrospects in the original theatre--this article examines the status and popularity of Peter Pan after a hundred years. The article traces the double story of Peter Pan--the play itself, and the biographical narrative of those events in Barrie's life that led to and succeeded its creation--and examines the two recent films, Peter Pan (2003) and Finding Neverland (2004) as examples of fresh approaches to both life and work in the centenary year.

"Henry Beeching, Dean of Norwich: professor, poet, priest" by Peter Fanning is a biography of Henry Beeching, a scholarly priest known for his preaching and published sermons. Beeching also had a parallel career as a respected Shakespeare scholar and literary critic. The book explores Beeching's belief in the importance of character in both religion and literature, and highlights his influence on the development of Humanities. Fanning's biography provides a balanced and affectionate recognition of Beeching's contributions. [Extracted from the article]

Discusses the recent developments in historical fiction, especially the "time-slip" or time travel story. Finds that this is a new wing of the historical novel, specially designed to bring past and present face to face. Describes several books about the small English village of Eyam and the Great Plague of 1664-1666. (PA)

This article, titled "Cutting," is a poem published in the journal Rural Theology. The poem describes a train journey through a manmade ravine, where the narrator observes a woodpecker with vibrant colors. The poem reflects on the passage of time and the changing landscape, as the railway line is now gone and replaced by a grassy track. The narrator also mentions their love and the joy they brought to the world. The author, Peter Hollindale, is a retired Reader in English and Educational Studies at the University of York. [Extracted from the article]

Anna Sewell's novel 'Black Beauty' is interpreted through the framework of Victorian Quaker ethics, comparing and contrasting the experiences and responses of the two horses Black Beauty and Ginger. The article's analysis focuses on the Quaker tenet that kind and humane treatment yield their like in others.

Lucy Boston treated time in a similar manner to Rudyard Kipling in that the past and present were in constant interaction within most of her children's stories. The stories centered around Green Knowe often dealt with the ghosts or presences of ancestors who were still tangible in the lives of the characters. Her timescapes spanned more than a hundred years as she drew on her Victorian and Edwardian childhood experiences despite most critics considering her a modern writer.

LAWRENCE DANSON. Pp. x+198. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1997. £30. In his introduction to the Collins Complete Works of Oscar Wilde, Wilde's son Vyvyan Holland gave as his opinion that 'the [...]

For one who seemed so studiously to evade it. Philip Larkin has been peculiarly vulnerable to the distortions of biographical criticism. Long before the publication of the now notorious Selected [...]

For one who seemed so studiously to evade it. Philip Larkin has been peculiarly vulnerable to the distortions of biographical criticism. Long before the publication of the now notorious Selected [...]

'Let me be laid by, and never thought of', says the Cardinal in The Duchess of Malfi, and judging by the fictional examples cited in The Art of Literary Biography, [...]

There is a prevalent sense throughout Eakin's excellent study that the moment is right for reassessment and reorientation of current work on autobiography. The simple view of autobiography, as a [...]

Edited by William Raeper. Pp. viii + 198. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1991. 25£. The growth of critical interest in George MacDonald in recent years is beyond dispute. For some [...]

This previously unpublished diary was acquired in 1976 by the Brotherton Collection at the University of Leeds, and has now been meticulously and comprehensively edited by Michael Brennan. Charles Somerset, [...]