We enter the world of a fictional town of Plassans in Zola's native region of Provence and we are introduced to the eccentric heroine Adelaide Fouque, later known as Tante...

Study Guide  … is a collection of notes that introduce students – and not only students – to poems, novels or plays written in English. They...

Hamlet is one of the most powerful and influential tragedies in English literature today, and was one of Shakespeare's most popular works during his lifetime. The play vividly...

Aleksandr Petrovich lives through a spiritual re-awakening that culminates with his release from the prison camp. The narrator has been sentenced to penalty deportation to Siberia...

When Mike and his wife showed up in the neighborhood, everyone seemed to take note. And it wasn’t because his wife was hot, but because Mike was. The women wanted him,...

Chichikov, a gentleman of middling social class and position arrives in a small town and quickly tries to make a good name for himself by impressing the officials of the town....

When his neighbourhood suffers from power blackouts, orphan Sklippie and his friends try to patch things up. But will he manage to fulfill his dreams of helping people, when...

Ouida ( 1 January 1839 – 25 January 1908) was the pseudonym of the English novelist Maria Louise Ramé (although she preferred to be known as Marie Louise de la...

The Constitution of the Athenians describes the political system of ancient Athens. The treatise was composed between 330 and 322 BC.

Treatment of Civilians.