Articles related to "English Writer"

Daphne Du Maurier, the English writer who proved her ability in diverse literary genres including short stories, novels, biographies, autobiographies and travel books.

Brief biography of English writer Graham Greene, popular for The Third Man, Brighton Rock and The Quiet American, among others.

Brief biography of Benjamin Disraeli, an Englishman and literary figure, member of the Conservative Party, best known for fictions Sybil and Vivian Grey.

A review of Fiona McCarthy's superb one-volume biography of Romantic poet Lord Byron.

Brief biography of George Meredith, Victorian English writer and poet best known for romantic comedy writings.

The life, times and personal challenges of one of the world's most beloved crime fiction writers.

Learning to write in a foreign language is not easy. With practice and guidance though, it is possible to improve your writing skills as a base for written communication.

Brief biography of English writer E.M. Forster, famous for five novels including 'A Passage to India,' 'A Room with a View' and 'Howard's End.'

Short biography of the life and works of English poet Edmund Spenser, leading poet during the Elizabethan Era, and famous for "The Faerie Queene."

Brief biography of English writer Rudyard Kipling, famous for children and animal stories, novel 'Kim' and poem "If."

Works and brief biography of Daphne du Maurier, English novelist, short-story writer and biographer, her bestseller books are blockbuster movies.

Brief biography of English poet and dramatist John Gay, best known for his ballad-opera satire, collaborated work with Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift.

Women were shut out from formally participating in politics. Yet, Mercy's writings captured the views of revolutionaries--impacting the political arenas of her day.

The story of two brilliant and multi-talented musicians and writers whose lives were intertwined professionally and personally, brought to life by author Pamela Blevins.

Graham Greene's tale of 1950s Vietnam is haunting with its glamour, danger, and irony. From a 21st century perspective, its message is eeriely appropriate.

The new version of George Cukor's 1939 movie comes out September 12th, but will it remind faithful fans of the original, or ruin it with unnecessary updates?

Brief biography of A.A. Milne, one of the greatest children's writers who created the classic fictional characters Winnie-the-Pooh or Pooh Bear and his friends.

A nutshell biography of three famous Brontë sisters - Charlotte, Emily and Anne.

Brief biography of Charles Lamb, English writer best known for essays.

Brief biography and tragic plays of Elizabethan writer Christopher Marlowe, famous for the poem "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love."

When Lawrence, with his wife Freida, moved to Cornwall in1916 he saw it as a first step toward emigrating to America and away from a war he did not support..

Fortified wines are an unknown to you, but you are too embarrassed to ask your wine snob friend about them. Here is your chance to pick up a few useful facts.

Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie play a psychologically fragile couple mourning the loss of a child, in the Gothic city of Venice.

Brief Biography and work of English writer Elizabeth Gaskell who set the social wrongs she witnessed into her novels.

Brief biography of 14th Century Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio.

When we think of Dr. Seuss, the most popular characters are probably the Cat in the Hat and the Grinch Who Stole Christmas. But Dr. Seuss was so much more.

Brief biography of Henry Fielding, one of the popular playwrights in his time, most successful with Tom Jones, a Foundling.

The celebrated English novelist Jane Austen's village-centered stories bely her real knowledge and interest of the international events of her day.

Life and works of Puritan John Bunyan, preacher, communicator and Christian fiction writer.

Biography and works of John Donne, England's Poet and Priest, famous for the phrase 'no man is an island.'

Brief biography of English author John Galsworthy, 1932 Nobel Laureate in Literature, a long-time friend of Joseph Conrad.

All of Europe was enmeshed in the Napoleonic Wars in 1809, but in North America Canadians and Americans were casting their eyes westward.

Brief biography of novelist Evelyn Waugh, a leading satirist of his time, and famous for his popular Catholic book Brideshead Revisited.

"O Perfect Love" is a solemn wedding hymn by writer Dorothy Gurney and composer Joseph Barnby, with two tune names "O Perfect Love" and "Sandringham."

Nancy Carlson's mouse Henry and Lauren Child's duo Charlie and Lola address children's anxiety about starting school.

Greene's fifteenth novel a compelling and challenging book that is well worth the reader's time.

Contemplative Prayer is a Christian meditation technique. It seeks to still the mind by watching the breath, repeating a sacred formula or resting in silence.

English novelist Jane Austen's short life spanned the end of the 18th century and early 19th century amid the simplicity of a quietly chivalrous and fairy tale society.

Many modern Christmas traditions have their origins in antiquity in ages before the birth of Christ and indeed before the ancient Romans one such is Santa Claus.

"Chinese" Wilson's first trip to China for Harvard's Arnold Arboretum (MA) began in January 100 years ago. His goal? Introduce Asian plants to western landscapes.

The stories' connecting thread is a question: 'What is success'. Each tale examines how striving for it - or not - and achieving it - or not - affects relationships.

Rapunzel, like many other classic fairy tales, has been the basis for many interpretations by contemporary writers in novels, short stories and poetry.

Arthurian legend is that Merlin magically constructed the henge. Celtic Druids didn't build it, but they're closely associated with these Neolithic stone structures.

English novelist Dorothy Richardson, and the "stream of consciousness" technique she developed and championed, are suffering from neglect.

Though H.P. Lovecraft lived in relative poverty and obscurity, his work has become one of the major foundations of present-day speculative fiction.

Brief biography Welsh Dylan Thomas, poet and writer, best known for writing about life in Wales, apparently depicted in Under Milk Wood.

A pioneer of weird fiction and contemporary of H.P. Lovecraft, Algernon Blackwood wrote "vengeful nature" stories that are testaments to the power of atmosphere.