"Armance"(1827) is the first novel written and published by the French writer Stendhal.The work describes the complicated relationship between two lovers (Armance and...
In The South Seas
‘In the South Seas’ is an account of a journey undertaken by Robert Louis Stevenson and his wife Fanny in June 1888. The book, describes their experiences in the...
Philoctetes
Sophocles' Philoctetes begins with their arrival on the island. Odysseus explains to Neoptolemus that he must perform a shameful action in order to garner future glory - to take...
The Origin Of The Gothic Novel : A Brief History Of The Beginning Of One Of The Most Famous Genres
This series of booklets aims at giving information about the English novel and its development, its genres and the main authors. There are description of the period in...
The Women's Festival
Today the women at the festival are going to kill me for insulting them!' This bold statement by Euripides is the absurd premise upon which the whole play depends. The women are...
An Inland Voyage
"An Inland Voyage” (1878) is one of the most well known R.L.Stevenson's travelogues. In 1878 the outdoor excursions were an unusual pastime so Stevenson seeks to...
The Tragedie Of Macbeth
The Tragedie of Macbeth, written between 1605 and 1608, is one of the most famous tragedies by William Shakespeare. Although the text is short, the play is particularly incisive...
Henry Iv
A history play by William Shakespeare, depicting a span of history that begins with Hotspur's battle at Homildon in Northumberland against the Douglas late in 1402, and ends...
Remarks Of The President In Presenting To Madam Curie A Gift Of Radium From The American People
Remarks of the President in Presenting to Madam Curie a Gift of Radium from the American PeopleA short speech.
