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Sketches by Boz, Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People
by Charles DickensDickens non-fiction work Sketches by Boz, Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People resembles the young Dickens' views on the then Victorian Society. His 56 pieces of sketches has been largely divided into four sections as Our Parish, Scenes, Characters and Tales. While the Tales contains fictional stories rest of the sections are n..
Pygmalion
by Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw’s romantic comedy play Pygmalion narrates the lives of Professor Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who was trained on etiquette by the professor. Contrary to his expectations, Higgings could not wins her heart, as Doolittle finally falls in love with Freddy Eynsford-Hill, a poor gentleman not belongi..
Paradise Lost
by John MiltonConsidered by many literary critics as the first epic of English literature, John Milton’s Paradise lost became one of the most influential poetry ever written in English language. It is interesting to note that John has dictated this work to her daughters and eventually transcribed all parts of the poetry. This great work put John Milton to the li..
The Decameron
by Giovanni BoccaccioThe Decameron is novella written by Giovanni Boccaccio, an Italian poet narrated through a group of people in fear of black death. These stories guide the way to live life encountering with romance, love, death, grief and fear. It would be noteworthy that Decameron has been referred in the works of Shakespeare and Saucer. ..
Moments of Vision
by Thomas HardyEnglish author Thomas hardy is little known by the literary world as poet, though he is well remembered for his tragic novels. Here is a collection of his poem with the collection titled on one his poem Moments of vision along with other poems like The Change, Afternoon services at Melsstock, First Sight of her and After, At the Word Farewell, At a..
As You Like It
by William Shakespeare"As you like it" is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare, set in the forest of Arden. During a wrestling Rosalind, the daughter of exiled Duke Senior falls in love with Orlendo, the youngest son of Sir Rowland. Banished by her uncle from the Court, Rosalind flees along-with Celia, her cousin and daughter of Duke Fredrick. Rosalind now disguised..
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare"Twelfth Night" is a comical play written by William Shakespeare narrates the story of the twins Viola and Sebastian. Viola believes her twin brother Sebastian is drowned in a shipwreck. She had been saved by the Captain and works in the Duke Orsino, however disguised as a man and naming herself as Cesario. Unable to convince her love to Oliv..
The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare"The Taming of the Shrew" is a comedy by William Shakespeare, plots the taming of Katherina, the shrew. Baptista's younger daughter Bianca has a handful of suitors, however her marriage is postponed as her sister Katherina's eccentric attitude leaves her not preferred by any men. Petruchio, the suitor of Katherina pretends to admire her attitude en..