A quick synopsis detailing who the Lake Poets were and showing their importance in literary history. The article explains the name Lake Poets and gives details on the writers´ lives. Included are examples of the writers´ works and who their lives intertwined.
Words: 786 Downloads: 0 Category: Literature By: Stewart PeabodyToronto residents and visitors can save money on books for themselves and gifts for friends and family by buying used books. This article describes the types of book bargains available (used books, overstocks, remainders) and where to find them. It concludes with a list of Toronto´s major used bookshops with locations, phone numbers, and nearest TTC stations.
Words: 735 Downloads: 0 Category: Literature By: Carol PosterAuthors, scholars and publishers do not always have a clear definition of historical fiction. This article not only examines the ingredients of a historical novel, it also clarifies how a historical novel differs from other forms of fiction. While this article is primarily aimed at writers, it may also answer some confusing questions readers have about the genre.
Words: 343 Downloads: 0 Category: Literature By: Nick ArteagaThis spellbinding story by author Amy Ellis Nutt leaves the reader dumbstruck for two reasons. First, it recounts the extraordinary story of chiropractor John Sarkin, who was transformed into a world-famous artist after suffering massive brain damage. Second, the author cleverly uses the first story to reveal the unfathomable complexity of our brains, each of which has more synapses (nerve connections) than all the stars in the heavens.
Words: 533 Downloads: 0 Category: Literature By: J. D. FencerDuring the Halloween season find a few moments for yourself to read a paranormal romance novel. There are romance novels filled with vampires, shifters and witches. Some are funny, while others have a darker tone, but all will provide a much needed break from childish activities that often consume adults around Halloween.
Words: 549 Downloads: 0 Category: Literature By: Stacy D. CooperJoan Clark´s "An Audience of Chairs" is a story of mental illness. But be not fooled: this is no heavy or emotionally taxing novel. Rather, it is a highly entertaining story, one that is at times refreshingly humorous.
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