The original title of the novel wasAnimal Farm: A Fairy Story. American publishers dropped the subtitle when it was published in 1946, and only one of the translations, during Orwell's lifetime, the Telugu version, kept it. Other title variations include subtitles like "A Satire" and "A C...
The Hunger Gamesare a series of young adult dystopian novels written by American authorSuzanne Collins. The series consists of a trilogy that follows teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen, and two prequels.The Hunger Gamesuniverse is a dystopia set in Panem, a North American country consisting of t...
The 555 prefix is also used for fictitious telephone numbers in North American television shows, films, video games, and other media in order to prevent practical jokers and curious callers from bothering telephone subscribers and organizations by calling telephone numbers they see in works of ...
Both 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica and 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia agree that Freemasonry, according to the official English, Scottish, American, etc., Craft rituals, is most generally defined: A peculiar (some say particular or beautiful) system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by sym...
Christopher Johnson McCandless (February 12, 1968 – August 1992) was an American itinerant who adopted the name Alexander Supertramp and hiked into the Alaskan wilderness with little food and equipment, hoping to live a period of solitude. Almost four months later, weighing only 67 pounds (30...
Christopher Johnson McCandless (February 12, 1968 – August 1992) was an American itinerant who adopted the name Alexander Supertramp and hiked into the Alaskan wilderness with little food and equipment, hoping to live a period of solitude. Almost four months later, weighing only 67 pounds (30...
H. Auden, was an Anglo-American poet, regarded by many as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.[2] His work is noted for its stylistic and technical achievements, its engagement with moral and political issues, and its variety of tone, form and content.[3][4] The central ...
Steven Paul Jobs(/ˈdʒɒbz/; February 24, 1955– October 5, 2011) was an American businessman and inventor widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of thepersonal computer revolution.[4][5]He was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer ofApple Inc.Jobs was co-founder and...
and is also used in many West African countries. In the Anglo-American tradition, this jovial fellow arrives on Christmas Eve on asleighpulled byreindeer, climbs down the chimney, leaves gifts for the children, and eats the food they leave for him. He spends the rest of the year making ...
or if the need is dictated by the "neighbourhood" families and their daughters who require a "good fortune". According to American Book Review the opening line of Pride and Prejudice is considered second on their list of top 100 greatest opening lines in English literature behind only "Call ...