old books hold new insights for the digital generation
- Written by Kate Flaherty, Senior Lecturer (English and Drama) ANU, Australian National University

Every year about 150 students enrol in the introductory English literature course at the Australian National University, which I teach. The course includes works by Shakespeare, Austen, Woolf and Dickens.
I know what these books did for me as a student 20 years ago, but times have changed. I am curious to discover what reading...