Charles Spencer

The title of the book that I have read for the book report is Cinderella Cleaners: Change of a Dress. The author of the book is Maya Gold. There are two settings for this story which is in New York and Cinderella Cleaners but most of the action took placed in Cinderella Cleaners. The author chose this settings because it is where Diana found out the ticket and where she went. Diana Donato is the main character of the story. She studies at the Weehawken Middle School and great at acting but…

London and westminster bridge The two poems both portray very different images of london. Westminster bridge by William Blake is focused around the beauty of London and the sublime emotions of romanticism. On the other hand, London by william Wordsworth focuses more on the people, society and dark corruption of the city; this fits into the more radical and change side of romanticism. Its written as if a voice is walking London, describing the tragedies they are seeing such as ‘blackening…

was one of the characteristics of this period. Many 19th century authors recognized themselves by first publishing original fiction in serial format. Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Elizabeth Gaskell, Thomas Hardy, George Meredith, Brontë´s sisters and more, published some serial novels, either in monthly magazines or as discreet serial parts. Charles Dickens was well-known because of the serial form, concept that surged during Britain´s Victorian era, in which Dickens used this concept in a…

Philip Pullman is one of the greatest British writers . He was known as children books writers. Northern lights, is one of the most important books in Philip Pullman's trilogy " Dark Materials". I my essay I will write about Northern lights and Lyra growing up in the novel.(Northern lights, Pullman,1995) Pullman’s works have an oral feel which, coupled with humor, verbal dexterity and skillful view setting, makes them perfect for reading. The lead part is often taken by powerful girls, such as…

The novels "The Jurassic Park" and "The War of the Worlds" were written by Michael Crichton and H.G. Wells respectively. The former was published in 1990 and the latter in 1898. Both novels belong to the science fiction genre and deal with issues related to survival of mankind. Wells's novel might have influenced the film version of "The Jurassic Park (1993)" although there is almost a century difference between their creations. An interesting fact is that Steven Spielberg, the director of the…

Biography Charles John Huffam Dickens was born 7th february 1812 Portsmouth in England and died 9th june 1870. He was a british writer and social critic such as a regarded as of the greatest English-language and burrow most prominent novelist. Charles created some of the most famous fictional characters in the victorian era. His father John Dickens was a bookkeeper in the harbor office, they moved to london when 10 years old. Since his father had financial difficulties the family became…

There was once an old, avaricious, mean, cold hearted man named Ebenezer Scrooge. He lived in London, England. And he hated Christmas more than anything. He thought that Christmas was humbug. The only thing he hated more than Christmas was love. And while the city prepared for christmas, singing christmas carols and buying food and presents for Christmas was the next day, Scrooge remained in his counting house. His nephew went to see him to invite him to a christmas dinner. But Scrooge although…

Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, he explains both sides of this decision in such a way any could understand the risks others take to get what they want. The novel takes place in both England and France, before and leading into the French Revolution. This novel focuses on the French fighting against the revolutionaries in an attempt to salvage their lives. When push comes to shove, one has to choose, for better or for worse, how their fate will turn out. Through examining Charles Darnay fleeing…

Who were the Grimm brothers and how did they affect fairy tale history? The brothers Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm and Wilhelm Karl Grimm were German folklorists and linguists, most famous for collecting fairy tales and other folklore. Born on January 4 in 1785 and on February 24 in 1786, they were the two oldest children of Philipp Grimm, a lawyer, and Dorothea Grimm. They have had a huge influence on fairy tale history. The brothers studied legal studies like their father, but were inspired by…

1. What is alula? - Alula is a set of feathers on the first digit of birds which permits a slot on the wing. 2. What is crop milk? – Crop milk is a secretion from the lining of crop of parent…