Cancer Ward is a semiautobiographical novel by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, who won the Nobel Prize in Litrature "for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature." Like Solzhenitsyn, the protagonist of Cancer Ward is a Russian World War II veteran who served time in the Gulag (Soviet forced labor camps) … Continue reading Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: Cancer Ward
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (the Brothers Grimm) were German academics who studied the history of the German language and collected and published folktales. They popularized these "Grimms' Fairy Tales" through books that were translated into many languages. They also laid the groundwork for the study of folklore as an academic discipline. Here's an English translation … Continue reading Snow White, the Brothers Grimm, and Tolkien
Daniel Defoe was an English writer, businessman, and spy. He was one of the most important proponents of the English novel, and he was also an important political pamphleteer. He … Continue reading Daniel Defoe: Robinson Crusoe
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by John Tenniel - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover … Continue reading Lewis Caroll: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
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