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0Thomas Hardy: Fate, Exclusion and Tragedy
Thomas Hardy: Fate, Exclusion and Tragedy
A portrait of the British writer Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), who, although he had radical instincts, hated hypocrisy, was of great poetic brilliance, had a tragic perception of life and a ...
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8Wuthering Heights: Love, Hate and Vengeance
Wuthering Heights: Love, Hate and Vengeance
In 1847, British writer Emily Brontë (1818-48), perhaps the most enigmatic of the three Brontë sisters, published her novel Wuthering Heights, a dark romance set in the desolation of ...
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7.8Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin
Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin
The extraordinary life story of science fiction and fantasy writer Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) who, in spite of remaining for many years on the sidelines of the mainstream literature, ...
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8.3The Strange Life of Dr. Frankenstein
The Strange Life of Dr. Frankenstein
In 1818, Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, a powerful and timelessness novel which eternal theme is nothing other than man's quest for the secret of life. ...
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7Wonderland: From JM Barrie to JRR Tolkien
Wonderland: From JM Barrie to JRR Tolkien
An extraordinary variety of writers, who often suffered terrible adversity throughout their lives, created wonderful places full of happiness in which children lived far from the ...
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7Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
The views and thoughts of Canadian writer Margaret Atwood have never been more relevant than today. Readers turn to her work for answers as they confront the rise of authoritarian ...
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7100 Years of Ulysses
100 Years of Ulysses
Paris, France, February 2, 1922. The novel Ulysses, by Irish writer James Joyce (1882-1941), is published by US poet Sylvia Beach (1887-1962), owner of the small bookstore Shakespeare & ...
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6.4The Trials of Oscar Wilde
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
England, 1890s. The brutal and embittered Marquis of Queensberry, who believes that his youngest son, Bosie, has an inappropriate relationship with the famous Irish writer Oscar Wilde, ...
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7.5Stephen King: A Necessary Evil
Stephen King: A Necessary Evil
The US writer Stephen King (Portland, Maine, 1947) has been one of the world's best-selling authors for decades. How can the overwhelming success of his numerous works be explained? ...