Jane Austen vs Terrorists (1 Viewer)

[Deleted member 5849]

Have you read Dickens? Austen?

Start with Pride And Prejudice and Dickens's A Tale Of Two Cities. Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Think about Hardy. Think about Trollope. On January 4 you will tell me what you have read and I will test you on it.

What with his suspended sentence, that'll knock him out of his far-right extremist ways...

Review bid after right-wing extremist 'told to read classic books'

As part of his sentence, Ben John is reportedly told to read classics such as Pride and Prejudice.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Surely the big problem with this type of extremism is Pride and Prejudice.

I think it's the lack of Sense and Sensibility that needs addressing.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

I'd have thought being forced to read Hardy would drive anybody to extremism.

 

[Terry_dactyl]

Surely the big problem with this type of extremism is Pride and Prejudice.

I think it's the lack of Sense and Sensibility that needs addressing.

You think they’ve given up on trying Persuasion?