Loving Literature
2 June 2025 - 2 July 2025
Monday & Wednesday
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM GMT | 9:30 AM - 10:30 PM EDT
Please inquire about additional times.
This 10-session course is designed to help students cultivate a love for literature, explore big ideas, and develop foundational writing skills.
Each session centers on a core literary theme—imagination, empathy, suspense, or satire—while introducing students to classic and contemporary works.
Through engaging discussions and hands-on activities, students will learn how authors craft voice, point of view, and vivid storytelling in works by J.R.R. Tolkien, Jane Austen, J.D. Salinger, Shakespeare, and more. The final weeks shift focus to writing fundamentals, covering grammar, textual evidence, and argument-building to help students write clearly and persuasively.
Perfect for students in grades or academic years 7 to 9, this course nurtures critical reading, thoughtful discussion, and confident writing—building skills that will serve them for years to come.
£595 for a limited time | Please inquire about USD pricing.
Program Overview
This week, we’ll focus on narrative perspective—who tells the story, and how does that affect the way we experience it? Through Austen’s use of free indirect discourse, students will explore how narration can subtly shift between the author’s perspective and a character’s inner thoughts, creating a balance between distance and intimacy in storytelling.
How Stories Work: Literary Craft & Techniques
Lesson 7: Point of View — Who Tells the Story?
Monday, 23 June 2025
Selections from Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
At London Reading Lab, we believe that great writing begins with careful reading.
We guide students through close reading, critical analysis, and persuasive argumentation to help them build the skills to write with clarity and depth. Our aim is to provide students with an engaging, rigorous, and supportive environment that cultivates confidence and curiosity.
For young
Readers
And Writers
about the tutor
summer 2025
Eve Houghton, PhD
Eve Houghton is a Research Fellow in English at St John’s College, Cambridge. She received her PhD and BA in English from Yale.
She has taught undergraduate literature and writing at Cambridge, Yale, and University College London. Eve has also had significant experience as a writing tutor working with private clients and for the Yale College Writing Center.
