LitBit

In this special episode for World Book Day, the English teachers at Wycombe Abbey share what they are currently reading.

In this episode, Polly reads and reflects on the poem 'Violets' by Roland Leighton.

In this episode, we share an extract from Yellowface by Rebecca F Kuang.

In this special episode for Reading Week 2023, we share a lecture on Virginia Woolf delivered by Mr Lenton, titled 'Virginia Woolf: Capturing Life'.

In this episode, Alice shares an extract from Oscar Wilde's novel, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'.

In this episode, we reflect on the first season of LitBit and share reading recommendations from teachers.

In this episode, I share an extract from The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré.

In this episode, we share a couple of poems from Brian Bilston's collection, Days Like These.

In this episode, Chloe shares the short story 'A Starry Hill' by Alfian Sa'at.

In this episode, Megan shares an extract from Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami and reflects on the importance of translated literature and diversity in the arts.

In this episode marking World Book Day 2023, we enjoy an extract from Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout.

In this episode, Lara and Megan share an extract from The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller and reflect on the value and enjoyment of studying English Literature.

In this episode, Mr Kyles-Brown shares an extract from Nick Hornby's novel, High Fidelity.

In this episode, Elodie shares an extract from Ali Smith's novel, Autumn, the first of her Seasonal Quartet.

In this episode, we read an extract from The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki, the winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022.

In this Christmas Special, we read and reflect on T.S. Eliot's poem, 'Journey of the Magi'.

In this special episode for Reading Week 2022, Senor Fuentes reads and reflects on an extract from Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende.

In this episode for Reading Week 2022, Miss Smith reads and reflects on an extract from 'The Gift' by Alison Croggon.

In this special episode for Reading Week 2022, Miss Taylor reflects on the importance of taking time to read and explains the impact that the novel 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' by Taylor Jenkins Reid had on her.

In this special episode for Reading Week 2022, Mrs Wallace reads an extract from Bill Bryson's A short history of nearly everything. 

In this episode, Miss Gee reads extracts from Dr Seuss and talks about her experience of being a dyslexic reader.

In this episode, our Heads of Literary Society read and discuss an extract from George Eliot's novel, Silas Marner.

In this special episode, we read and discuss an extract from Everyone's Invited, a book written by the Wycombe Senior Soma Sara.

In this episode we read a short extract of the Booker Prize winning novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shean Karunatilaka, and the poem 'War Photographer' by Carol Ann Duffy.

In this episode, we read an extract of Consolations of the Forest by Sylvain Tesson.

This is a special extended episode for National Poetry Day 2022. In this episode, a range of teachers and pupils share some of their favourite poems.

In this episode, we read the opening two pages of Virginia Woolf's novel, Mrs Dalloway.

In this episode, we read the poem 'The Rain Stick' by Seamus Heaney and consider what it reveals about the power of poetry.

This is an introduction to our new LitBit podcast, in which we share exciting plans and consider why we read.