VICTORIANS’ IMPORTANT REFORMS

A Short List to Remember   The Victorian Age was a time of profound cultural changes and of important political reforms that ranged from laws that improved working conditions in … Continue reading VICTORIANS’ IMPORTANT REFORMS

OSCAR WILDE (1854-1900)

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)

Excerpt from “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Bronte

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

Excerpt from “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte

Jane Says Good Bye to Mr Rochester   Still indomitable was the reply–“I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I … Continue reading Excerpt from “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte

EDWARD MORGAN FORSTER (1879-1970)

BIOGRAPHY E. M. Forster was born in London in 1879 and died in Coventry in 1970. As a child he was educated by his mother and did not attend regular … Continue reading EDWARD MORGAN FORSTER (1879-1970)