Anne Frank June 12, 1929 – March 12, 1945 \’\’We aren’t allowed to have any opinions. People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but it doesn’t stop you having your own opinion. Even if people are still very young, they shouldn’t be prevented from saying what they think.\’\’ \’\’No one has ever become poor […]
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Margaret Atwood is a speculative fiction writer, poet, literary critic and environmental activist. Best known for her Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning classic The Handmaid\’s Tale, her more recent work includes a trilogy centered on a climate change-induced dystopia, and a collection of fantastical short stories, Stone Mattress: Nine Tales. She spoke with The Huffington Post
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Here’s Nabokov talking about his novel Lolita on a 1950s CBC program \”Close Up.” The interview is at the height of the controversy surrounding the book, which was banned due to its theme of child molestation. When asked his intentions in writing it, Nabokov replies: “I don’t wish to touch hearts and I don’t even
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Ruben Steeman has been posting one drawing per day for seven years on his website. When he reached the unbelievable amount of 2,500 drawings he decided to put them all in a book. Despite several publishers telling it would be impossible to print and publish it he wasn\’t put off but remained focused and driven.
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Jonathan Stone for Art-Sheep Marilyn Monroe, the blonde bombshell of the old Hollywood, is as famous for her photographs as she is for her film appearances. Her eroticism and breathtaking beauty has been captured in hundreds of photos that will forever be adored. One of the fanatic Marilyn-admirers is curator David Wills who owns one
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The author of Peter Pan was famously short, as is evident in this 1931 footage, where Barrie unveils a statue of Henry James.
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Nationality: Russian Profession: Novelist Why Famous: Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment Born: 11th November, 1821 Star Sign: Scorpio Birthplace: Moscow, Russian Empire Died: 9th February, 1881 (aged 59) Cause of Death: Pulmonary haemorrhage 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) Novels and novellas (1846) Poor Folk (novella) (1846) The Double (novella)
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Shakespeare’s life is as full of fiction as his plays are. In fact, historians have taken decades to separate the legends and bawdy stories from fact. Some of the juiciest tales are now debunked, while others are new theories to fill in the holes in his biography. Here are five “to-be-or-not” stories of the bard.
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Here’s Nabokov talking about his novel Lolita on a 1950s CBC program \”Close Up.” The interview is at the height of the controversy surrounding the book, which was banned due to its theme of child molestation. When asked his intentions in writing it, Nabokov replies: “I don’t wish to touch hearts and I don’t even
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In 1958, Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond series, interviewed crime writer Raymond Chandler for the BBC. This is the only recording of Chandler’s voice. Listening to their conversation is like eavesdropping on two master genre writers talk shop.
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