Charles Dickens
It has been 150 years since Charles Dickens died, 184 years since his first work was released to the public and 156 years since his last completed book came out. In all of this time, these novels have never been out of print. Dickens may have left us, but his work remains timeless,
Most people have read, watched or at least heard of Dickens’ stories, but what makes him and his work so popular? Since he began novel writing in his 20s, Dickens constantly produced quality classics. Year after year his awaiting fans were not left
In the Victorian era he lived in, much of the work Dickens produced
Any Dickens fans will know the diverse and outrageous (耸人听闻的) characters coming to life between the pages.
Over a century and a half later, Dickens’ themes can be relevant to today’s world problems. His words and imagery have been transformed further into the media of modern film, television and even musical adaptations.
There are several qualities of literature. One of them is its description of
The launch of an English translation of Confidence Comes from Effectiveness: A Foreigner's Wuhan Diary
In Sayed's view, China's putting the
This book,
Chinese Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan opened a WeChat public account, reaching hundreds of thousands of followers.
The account named “Mo Yan”
The articles published on the account cover many topics, some of
Writing has often been mentioned in articles. Many people asked Mo about his methods and suggestions on writing. Mo told them not to be worried and that writing is
Most of his followers consider that the writer is
Shu Lin’s Grand pa, a children’s picture book
This book tells a story about Shu Lin, a Chinese immigrant (侨民) girl,
Shu Lin’s Grand pa, published in
Nowadays, many across the world
“The rich illustrations combined with the celebration of Chinese culture which Shu Lin’s Grand pa represents made for a thought-provoking read: It has
What would you do if you couldn’t hold the hands of someone you love? That is the problem 17-year-old Stella Grant and William Newman face.
The book Five Feet Apart by US authors Rachael Lippincott, Tobias Iaconis and Mikki Daughtry
Grant is a CF patient who shares how she lives with this disease on YouTube to deal with her illness and tries to live
This book is not just about the romance between the
A yellow teddy bear, found in a dustbin half a century ago,
Along with the museum opening its doors in 2017, people were delighted to see the book
While English speakers look back to the time of Shakespeare and Milton 400 years ago as a Golden age, Chinese look back far
A key feature of Chinese poetry is
Amazing 48, 000 poems have survived from the many Tang dynasty poets. After the Tang, poets struggled
Many poems contain specific events from Chinese history, and that makes understanding these poems
Our everyday lives are filled with stories with their significance in showing us how we think about
We live storied lives.
Stories are
A Journey to the Center of the Earth is an 1864 science fiction novel by rules verge. The scientific knowledge in the book is old, but this has nothing to do with the
There are three main
The Professor was
One day, the Professor found a book,
The book is a short one. Some words in it may be difficult