A Room of MY own/Una stanza tutta per ME
Gulliver’s Travels (1726) is a peculiar travel novel, books about journeys were quite popular at the time as they were often used by their authors to convey their philosophical theories, … Continue reading Gulliver in Brobdingnag
For Man to tell how human life began Is hard; for who himself beginning Knew Desire with thee still longer to converse Induced me. As new waked from soundest sleep … Continue reading “The Just-Created Adam”- “PARADISE LOST” (1667), J. Milton
“Is this the Region, this the Soil, the Clime,” Said then the lost Arch Angel, “this the seat That we must change for Heav’n, this mournful gloom For that celestial … Continue reading “Satan’s Speech” – “PARADISE LOST” (1667), J. Milton
Some basic facts In 1918 Parliament in the UK passed a law that granted the right to vote to all men of over 21 and every woman over 30 the … Continue reading “Orlando” and “A Room of Ones’ Own”, V. Woolf – A More In-Depth Analysis
Chapter 4 ‘Lord,’ she thought, when she had recovered from her start, stretching herself out at length under her awning, ‘this is a pleasant, lazy way of life, to be … Continue reading Excerpt from “Orlando” by V. Woolf (1882-1941)
1984 (1949) Part 1, Chapter 5 “Just the man I was looking for”, said a voice at Winston’s back. He turned round. It was his friend Syme, who worked in the … Continue reading Excerpt from “1984”, G. Orwell
Animal Farm (1945) Chapter 1 All the animals were now present except Moses, the tame raven, who slept on a perch behind the back door. When Major saw that they had … Continue reading Excerpt from “Animal Farm”, G. Orwell
George Orwell is the pseudonym of Eric Blair, he was born in India in 1903 where his father was a colonial official. As it often happened to the children of … Continue reading GEORGE ORWELL (1903-1950)
Kurtz’s death and Marlow’s struggle in the depths of ghastliness. Kurtz discoursed. A voice! a voice! It rang deep to the very last. It survived his strength to hide in … Continue reading “The horror!” – Heart of Darkness (1902), J. Conrad
BIOGRAPHY Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854 of Anglo-Irish parents of noble descent and part of, what can be said, an intellectual family milieu in which he developed … Continue reading OSCAR WILDE (1854-1900)
Act 1 Jack (Ernest) Worthing meets Lady Bracknell for an interview during which he will have to prove worthy of her daughter’s hand, Gwendolen Fairfax – a girl of London’s … Continue reading Excerpt from “The Importance of Being Earnest” (1895), O. Wilde
Catherine Tells Nelly of Her Love for Heathcliff ‘Perfectly right; if people be right to marry only for the present. And now, let us hear what you are unhappy about. … Continue reading Excerpt from “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Bronte
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