The classic by William Thackeray. “If she did not wish to lead a virtuous life, at least she desired to enjoy a character for virtue, and we know that no lady in the genteel world can possess this desideratum, until she has put on a train and feathers and has been presented to her Sovereign […]
The Princess Bride is a true fantasy classic. William Goldman describes it as a “good parts version” of “S. Morgensterns Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure.” Morgensterns original was filled with details of Florinese history, court etiquette, and Mrs. Morgensterns mostly complimentary views of the text. Much admired by academics, the “Classic Tale” […]
Understanding the Play: * The words themselves Are they similar to modern words? Can you guess their meaning from this? Check the glossary for any that are new to you.* The context of the immediate lines Is there a general theme in the conversation or speech that might give you some clues?* The context of […]
Avonlea is the prettiest little town on Prince Edward Island, which is the prettiest little island in all of Canada. Anne had come here as an orphan??a skinny redhead showing up on the steps of Green Gables with a shabby suitcase and a heart full of dreams. Annes dream of finding a home had come […]
“When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow…. When enough years had gone by to enable us to look back on them, we sometimes discussed the events leading to his accident. I maintain that the Ewells started it all, but Jem, who was four years my senior, […]
In 1880 Dostoevsky completed The Brothers Karamazov, the literary effort for which he had been preparing all his life. Compelling, profound, complex, it is the story of a patricide and of the four sons who each had a motive for murder: Dmitry, the sensualist, Ivan, the intellectual; Alyosha, the mystic; and twisted, cunning Smerdyakov, the […]
Death of a Salesman: Certain Private Conversations in Two Acts and a Requiem by Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan, Penguin Books, Viking Penguin, International Creative Management, Penguin Plays. Paperback 1987 Printing by Penguin Books. 29th Edition. ISBN 0874988179. EAN 9780874988178. MPN 498817. Pages: 144. In Enlish. Special Limited Edition. Penguin Plays Version.
??The best book I have ever read on men and war in our time.?? John Le Carr?? ??Having read Dispatches, it is difficult to convey the impact of total experience as all the facades of patriotism, heroism and the whole colossal fraud of American intervention fall away to the bare bones of fear, war and […]
Frankenstein, loved by many decades of readers and praised by such eminent literary critics as Harold Bloom, seems hardly to need a recommendation. If you havent read it recently, though, you may not remember the sweeping force of the prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multilayered doppelg??nger themes of Mary Shelleys masterpiece. As fantasy […]
David Herbert Lawrence was a celebrated English writer whose works are best known for their intellectual content along with the imaginative prowess of the author. One of his greatest literary triumphs is The Rainbow. Set in the conformist society of the late nineteenth century England, the novel delves into the lives of three generations of […]
Vehicles move through the murky night, carrying highly secret material. And that clandestine material will only be available — after midnight ?? to those who have signed non-disclosure notices. The plot of the new Dan Brown novel? No, it??s actually how reviewers such as myself obtained our copies of the much-anticipated The Lost Symbol, the […]