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Corvey 'Adopt an Author'

Elizabeth and Jane Purbeck

The Corvey Project at
Sheffield Hallam University

Samantha Gibbs

Adopt an Author is a Special Study Unit in which third-year undergraduates choose to focus on a relatively unknown writer and two of her works, supplementing the material in CW3 (Corvey Women Writers on the Web).

This project focuses on Elizabeth and Jane Purbeck

Samantha Gibbs' Adopt an Author material comprises:

Biography of Elizabeth and Jane Purbeck

Critical Essay on Elizabeth and Jane Purbeck

Survey of Critical Reception of Elizabeth and Jane Purbeck

Synopsis of Matilda and Elizabeth by Elizabeth and Jane Purbeck

Synopsis of Neville Castle by Elizabeth and Jane Purbeck

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