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Sylvia Plath

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About Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath (1932-63) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and studied at Smith College. In 1955 she went to Cambridge University on a Fulbright scholarship, where she met and later married Ted Hughes. She published one collection of poems in her lifetime, The Colossus (1960), and a novel, The Bell Jar (1963). Her Collected Poems, which contains her poetry written from 1956 until her death, was published in 1981 and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.

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World Children's Day

You should read The It Doesn't Matter Suit and Other Stories by Sylvia Plath. Published by Faber & Faber.

1 month ago

Movember

You'll love The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. Published by Faber & Faber.

1 month ago

London Fashion Week

Loving The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath from Faber & Faber.

3 months ago

World Tuna Day

How about a fishy read The It Doesn't Matter Suit and Other Stories by Sylvia Plath from Faber & Faber 

7 months ago

International Children's Book Day

A classic story to celebrate International Children's Book Day, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath from Faber & Faber.

4 years ago

Walking

Leave the car at home and take a walk. You'll love The It Doesn't Matter Suit and Other Stories by Sylvia Plath. Published by Faber & Faber.

5 years ago

World Book Day

Why not find a classic book to read this year? The Bell Jar is a brilliant book by Sylvia Plath, published by Faber & Faber.

5 years ago

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