This is a historical novel where the great Shakespeare himself plays a role. Twelve-year-old Kit gets caught pickpocketing in the audience during a performance and instead of sending him off to prison, the Lord Chamberlain's Men decide he will work for them instead. During the course of his...
This historical novel, illuminating an obscure but intriguing epoch in European history, with its poetic narrative, verve, and finesse is highly recommended for adults interested in Medieval history and adventure. 4. Ottoman by Alan Savage. 1991. Time Warner. Ottoman is a fictionalized historic ...
Also ranks #1 on Famous Novels With The Catchiest First Lines Also ranks #1 on The Best Novels About Paris 36 The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger 1,010 votes The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger. A controversial novel originally published for adults,...
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11Ideally, I'll later add in recommendations for high schoolers as well. I feel less of a rush here because many high schoolers can read most of the books that I regularly recommend to adults. These categories won't be a perfect fit for any particular child save for the one existing ...
《史记》:Historical Records 《本草纲目》:Compendium of Materia Medica 《聊斋志异》:Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio 《儒林外史》:The Scholars 《古文观止》:The Notes of Classical Chinese 《道德经》:Tao Te Ching 《孙子兵法》:The Art of War ...
Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Young Adults Philip Reeve, Children's Author Frankensteinby Mary Shelley Narrated by Dan Stevens Listening time: 8 hours and 35 minutes Dan Stevens (ofDownton Abbey) reads Mary Shelley’s classic story about the scientist Victor Frankenstein and the creature he...
Compelled to keep an impossible secret from both her new love and the police, Olivia is recruited to go undercover and investigate who among the quirky carnival crew had a motive for murder. In a race to protect her friend and solve the crime, she must trust a man she never expected to...
Historical and biographical context Set on the prosperous Long Island of 1922,The Great Gatsbyprovides a critical social history of Prohibition-era America during the Jazz Age.[a] F. Scott Fitzgerald's fictional narrative fully renders that period—known for its jazz music,[2] economic prosperity...
Bentham attacked legal fictions and other historicalanomalies. He advocated two basic changes in the legal system: (1) in order to achieve the greatest happiness for the greatest number, legislators—rather than courts—should make the law; and (2) the aims of law should vary with time and ...