Links and comments for university students of English, and of British Studies and British history. Study links connected with my classes, and general links on current affairs etc. There are sometimes indications as to what group might be particularly interested (L2 for Licence 2nd year, for example)
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Tuesday, October 09, 2007
L2 Pop stars of the first world war (2)
George Robey had previously been famous for his comic performances, but in 1916 he had a smash hit with a romantic song "If you were the only girl in the world", which is still known today. Romantic songs were much less common in popular music at this time than they are today.
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