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How to Write Popular Fiction
There is nothing which so easily kicks up emotion as a terminally ill child.
Jul 14
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William Guppy
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Consider the Lilies II
Consider the Lilies II
Jul 11
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William Guppy
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On Dickens' Moral Disgust
"Charles will shake his head and admonish the dog for its carelessness, saying such things as ‘You are the most naughty of creatures.’"
Jul 3
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William Guppy
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June 2025
On Keeping the Flame Alive
Doctor Shobley's Speech to the Roger Scruton Inheritance Foundation
Jun 26
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William Guppy
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Consider the Lilies I
"I felt a profound sense of ennui towards it all. That is to say: I was bored, but in a way which is only strictly possible when one is on the…
Jun 24
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William Guppy
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On not being privately educated
Further studies on the vulgar middle class
Jun 20
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William Guppy
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Students of Literature are Illiterate Cretins
When you purchase a paid subscription to The Pedestrian, you are not only supporting my writing, you are also indirectly financing my local off-license…
Jun 13
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William Guppy
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On Harold Bloom
Diary, Thursday 5th June 2025
Jun 5
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William Guppy
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April 2025
Why I cannot be a Catholic
Embarrassment in Anglicanism, salvation in humility
Apr 19
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William Guppy
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On Moving to Spain
A mental breakdown, homesickness, and anglophobia
Apr 13
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William Guppy
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March 2025
On the Burden of Racism
Peripatetic writing, national conversations, and a walk around the tennis courts
Mar 17
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William Guppy
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February 2025
You Get What You Deserve
In Favour of Meritocracy
Feb 12
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William Guppy
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