Collection: Saturday Specials

To learn to read is to light a fire

Those are wise words from Victor Hugo, and our next instalment in our exploration of the elements looks at fire, which symbolizes creation and inspiration as much as it does destruction. It is an element that we have successfully tamed for light and heat, but it still instils awe and fear when it runs beyond our control. You can see why people identify it so closely with their own passions.

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