[Ernest William Hornung (1866- 1921) was an English author and poet known for writing the A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century London.] A COSTUME PIECE London was just then talking of one whose name is already a name and nothing more. Reuben Rosenthall had made his millions on …
A Multifaceted Poetic Blissfulness Book ReviewBook: Of Cloudless Climes (Poetry)Author: Ravi RanganathanReviewer: Cijo Joseph Chennelil The poetry collection book titled “Of Cloudless Climes” is a work that does have multilayered elements within its framework. The book itself is divided into four categories such as poems of normal wavelength, myku(poems of miniscule pedigrees with the inclusion …
[Emilia Pardo Bazán y de la Rúa-Figueroa (16 September 1851 – 12 May 1921), countess of Pardo Bazán, was a Spanish novelist, journalist, literary critic, poet, playwright, translator, editor, and professor. Her ideas about women’s rights for education also made her a prominent feminist figure.] FIRST LOVE How old was I then? Eleven or twelve …
[Armando Palacio Valdés (October 4, 1853 – January 29, 1938) was one of the most popular 19th-century Spanish novelists, distinguished by his optimism, his charming heroines, his realism, and his qualities of moderation and simplicity.] THE LOVE OF CLOTILDE In the dressing-room of Clotilde, leading actress of one of the most important theaters in the …
[Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853–1890) the posthumously famous Dutch painter for his immortal paintings like Sunflowers, Irises, Saint–Remy, and his magnum opus, The Starry Night lived a wretched and unsuccessful life and ultimately committed suicide in his 37th year. The irony is that his paintings now the most expensive in the world could not earn …
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A Jury of Her Peers By Susan Glaspell When Martha Hale opened the storm door and got a cut of the north wind, she ran back for her big woolen scarf. As she hurriedly wound that round her head her eye made a scandalized sweep of her kitchen. It was no ordinary thing that called …
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[WELLS HASTINGS(24 June 1878- 9 May 1923) was an American writer widely known for his humorous stories] GIDEON “An’ de next’ frawg dat houn’ pup seen, he pass him by wide.” The house, which had hung upon every word, roared with laughter and shook with a storming volley of applause. Gideon bowed to right and …
[O. Henry was the pen name of William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), a well-acclaimed American short story writer. There is always an element of surprise at the end of his stories.] THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF It looked like a good thing: but wait till I tell you. We were …
[GRACE MACGOWAN COOKE (1863-1944) was an American author. She and her sister Alice MacGowan, usually worked collaboratively and the pair published about thirty novels, a hundred short stories and some poetry.] A CALL ABOY IN an unnaturally clean, country-laundered collar walked down a long white road. He scuffed the dust-up wantonly, for he wished to …
[Samuel Langhorne Clemens, pen name Mark Twain(1835-1910) was an American writer. Considered one of the greatest humorist, Mark Twain by another great writer William Faulkner was awarded the title “Father of American Literature.”] THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY IN COMPLIANCE WITH the request of a friend of mine, who wrote me from the …
