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'Hard Times' Review Created: Sunday, February 25, 2007 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
Hard Times, first published in 1854, is short--compared to the other major novels of Charles Dickens. It is divided into three parts: Sowing, Reaping, and Garnering.
Fathers and Literature Created: Sunday, June 19, 2005 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
It's always about time to celebrate what fathers have contributed to literature, both in being the writers of great works and by being the role models (both good and bad) that shaped the lives and ...
To Her Father with Some Verses - Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) Created: Monday, January 09, 2006 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
'Animal Farm' Quotes Created: Friday, July 13, 2007 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
Animal Farm is a famous novel by George Orwell. In this novel, the animals all begin to follow the precepts of Animalism, rise up against the humans, take over the farm, and rename the place: Anima...
Hamlet: A Feminist Argument Created: Sunday, August 20, 2006 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
The traditional canonical texts of Western literature are seen by the feminist movement to define who has the power to speak in Western culture and who does not. Read on.
Civil Disobedience - Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) Created: Thursday, August 05, 2004 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
Read Civil Disobedience, by Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862). Thoreau is well-known for Walden, along with his other essays.
Henrik Ibsen's Plays Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) was a Norwegian playwright, famous for A Doll's House, The Master Builder, Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, and Hedda Gabler. Read more about the works of Henrik Ibsen.
'The Catcher in the Rye' Quotes Created: Saturday, January 06, 2007 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
The Catcher in the Rye is the famous novel by J.D. Salinger. It is the work for which Salinger is best known. The work has been popular and controversial, and number of the quotes from this book ha...
John Steinbeck - List of Works Created: Friday, October 22, 2010 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
John Steinbeck was a world-renowned novelist, playwright, essayist and short-story writer, famous for his works involving the region of his birth. His work has stirred controversy, and offered a un...
'Of Mice and Men' Review Created: Monday, February 19, 2007 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is a touching tale of the friendship between two very different men--set against the backdrop of the United States during the depression of the 1930s. Read more abo...
'Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry' Quotes Created: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is an award-winning novel by Mildred Taylor. Set in Depression-era Mississippi, centering around the Logan family and their land. Here are a few quotes from the novel.
'Fahrenheit 451' Quotes Created: Thursday, July 12, 2007 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
Fahrenheit 451 is a novel by Ray Bradbury. The work is one of the most beloved works by Bradbury, but it's also controversial. Here are a few quotes.
Part II - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) Created: Monday, January 09, 2006 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
Read An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, by Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914).
Cinderella Created: Monday, January 09, 2006 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
Cinderealla, by Brothers Grimm, translated by Margaret Taylor (1884).
The Father - Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) Created: Sunday, August 07, 2005 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
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'Night' Quotes - Elie Wiesel Created: Thursday, July 10, 2008 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
Night, by Elie Wiesel, is a fictional work of Holocaust literature, although it has a decidedly autobiographical slant. Wiesel based the book--at least in part--on his own experiences during World ...
'King Lear' Quotes Created: Saturday, June 09, 2007 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
King Lear is one of the most famous plays by William Shakespeare, based on a legendary king (Leir). The plot has influenced various other novels, including A Thousand Acres, by Jane Smiley. Take a ...
Henrik Ibsen List of Works Created: Sunday, December 05, 2010 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
Henrik Ibsen is one of the most famous and controversial writers in world literature. Here's a list of works.
How To Pick a Book For Your Dad - Father Books Created: Monday, June 13, 2005 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
It may seem that buying a book for your father is the easiest gift, but what book(s) do you pick? What would he enjoy? And what would he really read? Here are some ideas that should get you going i...
Collections for Fathers - About Dads Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
Fatherhood is about unconditional love, sacrifice, strength, and dependability. Fathers don't always have it very easy, as they work, teach, and watch the members of their family grow up. These col...
The Father, Part IV - Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) Created: Sunday, August 07, 2005 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
Part I - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) Created: Monday, January 09, 2006 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
Read An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, by Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914).
The Father, Part III - Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) Created: Sunday, August 07, 2005 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
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'Go Tell It On The Mountain' Quotes Created: Sunday, December 05, 2010 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
Go Tell It On The Mountain is a semi-autobiographical novel by James Baldwin. This story of a black American family was first published in 1953. Here are a few quotes from the novel.
Books About Stuart Little Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
E.B. White is known as an essayist and stylist, but he also wrote "Stuart Little" in 1945. According to the author, this story came to him while he was sleeping on a train. Read more about Stuart L...
Books About T.S. Eliot Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
T.S. Eliot was a famous Modernist writer, perhaps best known for "The Wasteland" and other works. Read more about the life and works of T.S. Eliot.
Books About The Plague Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
The Plague has been a subject for literary writings for centuries. Writers from Giovanni Boccaccio to Albert Camus have used plagues and other diseases for dramatic and literary effect. Here's a li...
PDAs for Ebook Reading Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
With the latest technology, it's becoming easier and more cost-effective to download and read classic novels, stories, poems and other works of literature on a PDA (personal digital assistant). Tha...
Introductions to the Novel Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
A novel is a fictional form of literature, which is of some length. The length of the novel allows the author to develop the characters and plot in more depth than what can be found in short storie...
Bookends Library Accessories Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
A bookend is placed at the end of a line of books to prop the volumes up. Of course, bookends can also add color and style to your library or bookshelf. A bookend can also make a statement about wh...
Adventure Memoirs - Nonfiction Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
Nature writing often extends into the far reaches of the landscape: into the deepest oceans, and to the very top of the world's mountains. Read about some of the most amazing personal accounts of d...
A Father's Confession - Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) Created: Sunday, August 07, 2005 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
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