In the book John Pollack explains the significance of the pun, how the pun revolutionized the language weaving stories, history, science, culture & literature
Cleopatra is portrayed as an intelligent, educated power broker who knew how to persuade kings to come to her side and her people to support her.
The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson is a collection of amusing and fascinating pieces of trivia grouped by topic (barley though) about the English language
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In a fascinating and insightful article, “A Novelist Re-Imagines Shakespeare’s Juliet — and Challenges Literary Snobbery” in the Wall St. Journal, author Anne Fortier talks about her visit to her homeland of Denmark and the change of perspective about art. Ms. Fortier was […]
From what I understand, author Jane Singer used Asia Booth’s diary as her basis for this book which makes her take on the events following the assassination of President Lincoln unique.
