Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who wrote the story of the detective(侦探) Sherlock Holmes, was having a trip in Europe. One day he got out of the railway station and climbed into a taxi. Before he could say a word, the driver turned to him and asked, “Where can I take you, Mr. Doyle...
wrote, produced or animated many productions – both live-action and animated – including Design for Death, which later won the 1947 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.After the war, Geisel returned to writing children's books, writing classics like If I Ran the Zoo (1950), Horton ...
She wrote the title short story for WindlingThe Armless Maiden and Other Tales for Childhood’s Survivorsanthology anthology about child abuse survivors. Grim reading but recommended. It was nominated for an Otherwise Award. It’s one of a not deep number of short stories she’s written, just...
He spent his last years in Bohemia as a librarian in Count Waldstein's household, where he also wrote the story of his life. GIANNI AGNELLI - (1921-2003). Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat and legendary Godfather of Style. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of...
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I wanted to provide a counterexample – a story where the writer didn’t follow this advice and wrote about boring, one-dimensional characters – but I can’t. I’m certain that I’ve read hundreds such stories, but I can’t for the life of me remember any of them. Funny that. ...
The written history of Dee can date back to the 1950s, Robert van Gulik from Dutch wrote a series of detective novels tells stories of Detective Dee. In history, , Dee was more than a detective, he was also a judge (法官). It was said that working as the head of the Supreme Court...
(D)If you are people who really love to read books, you need to know some facts about them.Reading a book in some countries is a must especially if this hobby has been in the blood. Do you know that Noah Webster had to spend 36 years before he could finish his first dictionary?Les...
Conan Doyle wrote four novels and fifty-six short stories that featured Holmes.All but four stories are narrated by Holmes's friend and biographer,Dr.John H.Watson; two are narrated by Sherlock Holmes himself,and two others are written in the third person.The first two stories,short novels,...
He wrote many stories, such Jason as The Fall of the House of Usher, The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Black Cut. I like his story The Black Cat best. It is the story of a man and his pet, a giant black cat.My favorite detective writer is Arthur Conan Doyle. He is best ...