Martin Shaw

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Being Claimed by a Myth

Being Claimed by a Myth

Here we climb the attic steps and kneel before an old trunk, lift the lid and allow ancient tales to rush out and pierce our hearts and souls with their wisdom. Our guide in this quest is Martin Shaw who invites us to look at folktales not as therapy,...

Courting the Wild Twin

Courting the Wild Twin

Master mythologist Martin Shaw uses timeless story-wisdom to examine our broken relationship with the worldThere is an old legend that says we each have a wild, curious twin that was thrown out the window the night we were born, taking much of our...

Tess Of The D'Urbervilles

Tess Of The D'Urbervilles

This masterpiece is beautiful constructed. 1. A QUESTION OF ANCESTRY. Most of the elements of the novel are set in place. From the moment Parson Tringham suggests to Tess’s father that he may be descended from a noble family, Tess’s life changes. She...

The Mayor Of Casterbridge

The Mayor Of Casterbridge

This epic work is one of the most tragic of Thomas Hardy’s stories. The novel comes full circle as Michael Henchard rises from poverty and drunkenness to wealth and position, ultimately to die poor and bitter. The Mayor’s own story is linked to the...

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture Of Dorian Gray is the novel of the decadent 1890’s. Wilde’s only full length novel, it is a thrilling, melodramatic tale of love, murder, thwarted revenge and final justice. But in its pages Wilde also expressed his own distinctive views...

The Profession of Violence

The Profession of Violence

The Profession Of Violence; The Rise And Fall Of The Kray Twins. Heroes or villains? In the 1960’s London’s gangland was ruled by two men – Reggie and Ronnie Kray. Building an empire of crime by intimidation, extortion and terror on a scale never seen...