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Literature
Radical Robert Burns
January 25, 2025| Pete| 1035
Scottish poet Robert Burns' depoliticised modern image overshadows his radical history Robert Burns, born on this day in 1759, is the iconic Scottish poet. That much is well-known. But what’s often forgotten is that Burns was a political radical.
Oscar Wilde, Fox Hunting and 'Gross Indecency'
November 30, 2017| Luke| 4091
Oscar Wilde: the favourite partygoer who died on St Andrew's Day in 1900 Who's the larger-than-life personality we can remember on November 30th?
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