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Parkinson describes writing new
history as “labour of love”
Historian Daniel Parkinson has said that
he took fifteen years to write a new book
about the Battle of Trafalgar as simply
being one of artistic integrity. In “Love,
Death and Glory at Trafalgar” Parkinson
claims to bring new insights into the
strategies employed by Admiral Lord
Nelson. He explained: “The new book has
taken so long because there are so many
sources available and I like to immerse
myself in all of them. What is the great
hurry, after all? Writing should be a
leisurely process. It takes time for
thoughts and hypotheses to ferment and
come together.”

(Extract adapted from a news article on a website published by a national broadcaster)

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apostrophes

articles

doesn’t make sense

punctuation

singular / plural

spelling

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