The spirit of enjoyment and desire,/And hopes and wishes, from all living things/Went circling, like a multitude of sounds.
The mummy itself, a horrid, black, withered thing, like a charred head on a gnarled bush, was lying half out of the case, with its
Virginia Woolf, born 25 January 1882 was a literary icon on the 20th century who mastered the 'stream of consciousness' narrative device. In this critical
George reached for him, but was anticipated, for his brother sprawled flat on the pavement, oblivious to the dirt and to the curious glances of
The Heavenly Christmas Tree is a short story by the great Russian storyteller Fyodor Dostoyevsky. First published in 1876, the story is also known as
Arthur Symons in his seminal work The Symbolist Movement in Literature (1899) introduced and analysed French Symbolist authors. In this essay he discusses the style
His voice was rasping, cold, and monotonous in a low key. He could not be called a talkative personality; but with his detached calm manner
Entries from the journal of Louisa May Alcott, American author and novelist.
Paul Gauguin, the post-impressionist artist who redefined the art of his time, had a tumultous life ridden with poverty, illness and personal tragedies. His youngest
Short story by Maxim Gorky from the anthology 'Tales of Two Countries'. Gorky spent a few years (1906-1913) in Capri, Italy. These tales depict the
All the time now Liz was thinking about Jim Gilmore. He didn’t seem to notice her much. He talked about the shop to A. J.
“Stop the garden-party? My dear Laura, don’t be so absurd. Of course we can’t do anything of the kind. Nobody expects us to. Don’t be
Read a Classic American Short Story The Little Frenchman and His Water lots with Original Illustration from 1839.
Read the last chapter of The Prophet Farewell by Kahlil Gibran. The Prophet is a collection of twenty six prose poems by Gibran.
Earlier Chapters of ‘The Prophet’: [On Marriage] [On Love] [On Children] [On Giving] [On Eating and Drinking] [On Work] [On Joy and Sorrow] [On Houses]
"What is the matter here?" asked the first lawyer, whose name was Speed. "Oh, it's only some old robins!"
