Literature
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Anne Frank was born on 12 June 1929. As we all know her story through her diary, I will not go into Anne’s story, but instead, I will look at a few other children who were also born on that day and who, like Anne, were murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Levy Spanjer…
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Before you all start writing to me about the obvious error in the title, let me assure you it’s not an error, neither is it one of his plays. William Shakespeare had 3 children, 2 daughters Susanna and Judith and one son called Hamnet. Susanna was born in May 1583, six months after the wedding of…
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Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, first published on 19 December 1843, is one of the most enduring works of English literature and a defining text of the Victorian era. Although it is often regarded as a simple holiday story, the novella is a sophisticated moral narrative that addresses social inequality, personal responsibility, and the possibility…
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Dr. Mehak Burza, Head, Global Holocaust and Religious Studies, Global Centre for Religious Research, Denver, United States; Assistant Professor in English, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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Alexander Woollcott, in full Alexander Humphreys Woollcott, (born January 19, 1887, Phalanx, New Jersey, U.S.—died January 23, 1943, New York City, New York), American author, critic, and actor known for his acerbic wit. A large, portly man, he was the self-appointed leader of the Algonquin Round Table, an informal luncheon club at New York City’s Algonquin Hotel in the 1920s and…
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Alright, before I get the whole world of literature chasing me out of town, let me explain the title of this blog. Every one knows that ‘to Kill a Mockingbird’ was penned by Harper Lee. Harper Lee and Truman Capote were very close friends. It may surprise you to know that the dorky kid next…
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