Three Classic African-American Novels: Clotel, Iola Leary, the Marrow of TraditionWilliam Wells Brown, Frances E.W. Harper, and Charles W. Chesnutt, three black writers who bore witness to the experience of their people under slavery, create a portrait of black life in the 19th cen...
Photo: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 20th Century Fox With his brilliant blue eyes and rakish expressions, Paul Newman was one of the true heartthrobs of the 1950s and into the 1960s. Even as he aged, he still held onto his unique big-screen charm, and he was famous for, among...
One of Mark Twain's classic novels is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It is set in a small American town in the 19th century. The people in this town are very traditional and(1)___ a quiet life. The story is about a boy called Tom Sawyer, who lives with his aunt Polly. He is of...
2One of Mark Twain's classic novels is The Adventures(冒险)of Tom Sawyer. It is set in a small American town in the 19th century. The people in this town are very traditional(传统的)and live a quiet life.The story is about a boy called Tom Sawyer, who lives with his aunt Polly. ...
Though Austen set the story at the turn of the 19th century, it retains a fascination for modern readers, continuing near the top of lists of "most loved books." It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature, selling over 20 million copies, and receives considerable ...
As we celebrate the Year of the Sheep, some of you may have heard some superstitions(迷信) about this animal sign.One of Mark Twain’s classic novels is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It is set in a small American town in the 19th century. The people in this town are very traditional...
It is ___in a small American town in the 19th century. The people in this town are very traditional and ___a quiet life. The story is about a boy called Tom Sawyer, who lives with his aunt Polly. He is often in ___with his aunt. Aunt Polly is very kind, ___Tom thinks...
and literary skills helped him to become the first African American citizen to hold high office in the US government. He was one of the 19th century's most prominent human rights activist, and his autobiography, "Life and Times of Frederick Douglass" (1882), became an American literary ...
Categories:198020th CenturyAmerican Literature,Classics,Native Americans,Novel,Welch JamesTags:1980s,20th century Literature,,Native American Clean Slate #2 : catching up on books read in 2023. Marzhan, Mon amour by Katja Oskamp (2021)French title:Marzahn, mon amour. ...
If you’d like to expand your knowledge of great 19th-century British novels by women writers but don’t have time to commit to the hours required to read and savor them, well-produced mini-series are the next best thing. Here we explore adaptations of books by Jane Austen, the Brontë...