Biography of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), the father of the modern mystery, was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. He was educated in Virginia and England as a child. It was during his later years at West Point that he showed a remarkable...
Title : Hannah Author : Malachi Whitaker Publisher : Cambridge University Press Date of publication : 1933 Setting : Hannah's house- XX century ( sixteen years ) in USA or England Characters: Characters's descriptions : Hannah, is a girl of 17 years-old,...
A BOOK REPORT by Anne-Sophie Title : The Masque of the Red Death Author : Edgar Allan Poe Date of publication : May 1842 Setting : I suppose Middle Ages Characters : Characters ’ descriptions: The Prince Prospero It's an excentrique man. Indeed, we can...
Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare writes the novel Romeo and Juliet in the XVI century. The prologue is the part which begins the play. Définition: Prologue = introduction to a story Situation: Where> The place where the story takes place: Verona, Italy When>...
. Voyage and Return stories: main features The Lord of the Rings: The Lord of the Rings is a fantasy novel of J.R.R Tolkien in three volumes published between 1954 and 1955. The first novel is The Fellowship of the Ring, the second is The Two Towers and...
Outside a dark creepy and terrifying castle, a endless rain was falling , the infernal thunder was rumbling, darkness there and nothing more. The castle seemed to be sinister. I, Hannah was seventeen ans I had organized a mask ball with high school mates....
Comparison between : "Romeo and Juliet" "West side Story" Similarities: -They say 7 times "Good Night" -It takes place at night: (night keeps their secrets). It a time when you can dream and your dreams will come true. -They know they are different from...
Question: Say in what way The Masque of the Red Death is " gothic " ? Firstly, this short story is " gothic " because the action takes place in an abbey. Furthermore, in the text is writes " Gothic window looked out upon a corridor... " . Then, this short...
THE FIFTH CHILD by Doris Lessing The Fifth Child is a novel which was written by the British writer Doris Lessing. It was published for the first time in the United Kingdom in 1988. Moreover, it was translated into a number of languages. Summary: Harriet...
Paint of London Consignes: Search for a painting of London that sticks to the text description of A.Machen. What elements can you find in the text and in the tableau ? Why have you choose this paint ? Well, the paint that I've chosen represent a quay...
London in the XIXth Century In groups we have realized presentations about the capital of England during the XIXth century. More precisely, we have developed some key points : The railway expansion The great exhibition The living conditions in the 19th...
My Opin ion about this novel Firstly, I would like to precise that this type of book isn't what I read usually.So, at first I thought that this story don't entice me ! But, finally I've appreciate the plot. It a simple story, but quite interresting. We...
Ernest Hemingway: The Old Man and the Sea (1952) Part Four In this extract there is a battle between the old man and the shark. We can noticed that like the old man the shark is determined. Between both the fig ht app ear us very hard and long. In this...
Ernest Hemingway: The Old Man and the Sea (1952) Part Five The old man experienced the dangers of the sea. But he had already experienced those dangers. He must have encountered sharks before since he managed to kill them. In the old man point of view,...
Ernest Hemingway: The Old Man and the Sea (1952) Part Three About this Third part we could say that it correspond to the " frustration stage ". Indeed, we can notice that the old man feels in dificulty but also like oppressed... Thanks to severals elements...
Ernest Hemingway: The Old Man and the Sea (1952) Part Two This second part of The Old Man ans the Sea is enough strange. Indeed, we can notice that several things haven't a real significance. That's why we have to study this part as if we were child !...
Ernest Hemingway ( 1899 - 1961 ) : the traveler Ernest Hemingway was born in July 21, 1899 in Oak Park, in Illinois. This man is an american author and reporter, who has stopped his studies to go in Key West to work at Kansas City Star ( Famous newspaper...
The imaginary The new notion that we going to discover is the Utopia. If certain persons have no knowledge about that, here is a short definition: A utopia is a desire of hapiness, to live in a perfect society, to be anchored a perfect world. " A place...
" The old Man and the Sea " : Comparison Book / Film Comparing the opening scene of the novel to the beginning of John Sturges's movie ( 1958 ). I/ Firstly, we can noticed that many words, sentences of movie are stick to the text. For example: l 1 " He...
What I like reading ? I like reading the books in link with the Middle-Ages. For example "The Doves of the King-Sun" ; "Jacquou the crunchy" or still "The three musketeers". I guess it's because I love that era, that life: the chivalry, the swords and...
William S omerset Mauham ( 1874-1965 ) William Somerset Maugham was an English novelist, playwriter but also short story writer. At his era, he was very reputedly and among the most popular writers but not only. Indeed, he was the highest paid author...
Question: If Romeo and Juliet had lived do you think their love story would have ended as David and Harriet ? In winter, when we light the fire in the fireplace we can notice that it burns slowly, suddenly lights then finally over time. Well, I think...
Le "je" de l'écrivain / Le "jeu"de l'écriture je = I jeu = game Le "je" de l'écrivain : An autobiography is a text in which the author is the narrator, and he/she tells his/her own story. A first person narrative is a text in which one of the characters...
From " Romeo and Juliet " to " West side Story " Romeo and Juliet The Characters: Romeo: Montaigu's family Juliet: Capulet's family Mercutio: Romeo's best friend Tybalt: Juliet's cousin Paris: Juliet's pretender Friar Laurence: He married secretly Romeo...
The fifth child by Doris Lessing Extract 4 * The characters present in this passage are the gang of Ben , David and Harriet . ** In this extract , when David came home one evening and found the gang to his home, watching television surrounded by: " beer...
