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“The King Must Die” by Mary Renault was first published in 1958. It is a bildungsroman and historical novel. The story explores the early life and adventures of a Greek mythological hero named Theseus.The story is set in several ancient Greek cities such as Athens, Troizen, Corinth, Eleusis,...

The novel “Cannery Row” by John Steinbeck was published in 1945. It was made into a film in the year 1982. In the year 1995, the stage version was produced and enacted. The story of the novel is set in a place on a street which has rows of sardine fisheries in Monterey. The place is known...

“The Big Sleep” by Raymond Chandler is a crime novel. It was published in 1939. This was the first novel which presented detective Philip Marlowe. Two movies have already made on this novel, the first was made in 1946 and the second in 1978. The story of the novel is set in Los Angeles,...

The author started writing “The Mill on the Floss” in 1869. There were some later revised editions of the novel. Since the novel “Adam Bede” had been very successful, the fans and readers were waiting for “The Mill on the Floss” with eager anticipation. It was generally very well received...

Who could have thought that the vast and enchanting English literature and the English speaking world would be indebted to a person who had no academic higher education? Yes, William Shakespeare is the person who gave a new direction to the literary world and the academic pursuits all over the world. It...

“The Book of the City of Ladies, published in 1405, is said to be the most famous literary work of the author Christine de Pizan. This lengthy novel is the second novel written by Christine de Pezan. She has used vernacular French language in this book. However, there is frequent use of Latinate...

When exactly the play “Coriolanus” was enacted first is not known, however, according to the most of the scholars, the play was launched somewhere between 1605 and 1610. Some others try to emphasize that the play was first staged in probably 1608 or 1609. The discontent with the government...

From the Story: “A woman never fails to understand a man!” said she. I got up and said, “Cover your body.” “Why? What happened? You don’t want that philosophical magic today?” she was laughing. I had no words in my mouth. “I looked for love and life...

The story is set in the Islamic Republic of Iran after the Islamic Revolution. The title of the book refers to the ancient capital of the Persian Empire, Persepolis.The book was originally published in French. It has been translated into several languages including English.The book was...

“Bless the Beasts and Children” by Glendon Swarthout was first published in 1970. The novel tells the story of several misfit boys who are sent by their wealthy parents to a summer camp. The boys happen to be emotionally disturbed.The boys get united to stop a buffalo hunt. The novel describes...

The conflicting emotions are highly effective in the autobiography. The author continued to find out who he really was. Likewise, the author’s mother describes the hardships she had to go through as a white Jewish woman. She had to face difficulties because she had chosen to marry a black man in...

“The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” by Ernest J. Gaines was first published in the year 1971. The story revolves around the struggles of African American. A woman named Jane Pittman happens to be the witness to the struggles and she narrates the story. She begins with the description...

“My Brother Sam Is Dead” by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier was first published in 1974. There is a highly realistic description of the events which occurred in the American Revolution.The book was named an ALA Notable Children’s Book. It was also nominated for a National...

“The Cay” by Theodore Taylor was first published in 1969. It is a children’s novel. According to the author, Taylor had taken only three weeks to complete this novel.The central character of the boy has been inspired by a real life incident. This character is based on a child who was...