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Charles W Spurgeon, professor emeritus, began formal study of English / British literature in 1964 at Pepperdine College (BA), continued graduate study at Loyola University of Los Angeles (MA, 1971), and completed the doctoral degree at Birkbeck College, University of London (1995). Retired from Marymount University California, he continues offering literature courses for senior learners through the OLLI program of the University of California, Irvine. Significant publications include "J Henry Shorthouse and the Religion of 'John Inglesant'" and "The Poetry of Westminster Abbey". The highlight of my professional life was giving readings in Poets' Corner from "The Poetry of Westminster Abbey", and on occasion, reading poems for the Sunday evening services. I had the privilege and honor of serving the Abbey as a voluntary assistant or guide for two decades. On-going academic work: composing "Where Three Dreams Cross: a Literary History of Little Gidding".