The Original Nutcracker Story: Tchaikovsky's Ballet vs. Hoffman's Tale
Discover the enchanting differences between Tchaikovsky's ballet and Hoffman's original Nutcracker story.
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Marisa
Nov 10, 2021
Gifts for Readers That Aren't Books!
Sure, a gift card to a favourite book shop is great, but what else can you buy the reader in your life this holiday season? Here are a...
Marisa
Oct 28, 2021
10 Facts About Edgar Allan Poe
Biographical facts about Edgar Allan Poe, the famous American Gothic writer.
Marisa
Oct 19, 2021
Freud and the Uncanny: That Creepy Feeling You Get with a Spooky Book
Why does somethings seem scary? Read about Freud's theory of the uncanny to understand how writers and movies manipulate our expectations.
Marisa
Oct 19, 2021
Get in the Halloween Mood with these Short Stories
Get ready for halloween with these spooky short stories.
Marisa
Sep 27, 2021
Who's Who in 'The Sun Also Rises'
It is no secret that Ernest Hemingway drew on his personal experiences attending the bullfights in Pamplona to draft his 1926 novel The...
Marisa
Sep 20, 2021
The Hemingway Special Cocktail (Papa Doble)
While Ernest Hemingway's oeuvre speaks for itself—The Sun Also Rises (1926), A Farewell to Arms (1929), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940),...
Marisa
Sep 18, 2021
The Lost Generation in Literature
In his memoir titled A Moveable Feast (1964), Ernest Hemingway recounts how writer Gertrude Stein first heard the term “génération...
Marisa
Sep 2, 2021
Getting Serious About Humour!
It may seem like it removes the funny ha-ha part of humour to talk about why we laugh, but there is a good reason to take a closer look:...
Marisa
Aug 17, 2021
10 Facts About Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’
1. Aware of her growing popularity, Austen had anxiety over how Emma would be received by the reading public, writing: “My great anxiety...
Marisa
Jul 29, 2021
Fairy Tale References in 'Jane Eyre'
Is Jane Eyre a fairy tale? Read about the fairy tale references in Jane Eyre and discover how Charlotte Brontë wove them into her novel.
Marisa
Jul 29, 2021
Literary Cocktail: The French Blonde from 'China Rich Girlfriend'
"As guests walk up the long pebble driveway to the house, a line of French waiters in black Napoleon-collared jackets welcome us with...
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