Musical Composers and Song Writers

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It is the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley, publishing the iconic horror story "Frankenstein". She was a writer of much more as well as being a significant player in the Romantic Movement. Read about her here.

Are you watching the adaptation of "Vanity Fair" on the television? You might want to find out more about its author William Makepeace Thackeray. Read about him here.

It is also a 100 years since some women got the vote in Great Britain. You might be interested in the stories of Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughter Christabel.

You may have seen the news recently that the epic Bluebird K7 has been tested on waters on the Isle of Bute. This is the power boat that Donald Campbell tragically died in whilst attempting the world water speed record on 4th January 1967. Read about him here.

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