The Legend By Garrett Hongo In Chicago, it is snowing softly and a man has just done his wash for the week. He steps into the twilight of early evening, carrying a wrinkled shopping bag full of neatly folded clothes,…
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The History Teacher
The History Teacher By Billy Collins Trying to protect his students’ innocence he told them the Ice Age was really just the Chilly Age, a period of a million years when everyone had to wear sweaters. And the Stone Age…
The Dead
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My Father’s Sadness
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In This Blind Alley
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Terezin
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Fiction
Definition of Fiction In literature, fiction encompasses written works that are defined by narratives or stories that are created, invented, and made up by the writer. Essentially, fictional works feature elements such as plot, characters, setting, and theme. These elements…
Little Women
Introduction to Little Women A coming of the age novel, Little Women, was written by Louisa May Alcott, a popular American writer. The book was originally requested by the publisher after which Alcott wrote it in two volumes. The novel…
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Introduction to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was written by Mark Twain, the literary master from the United States. The book has never lost its freshness, and its forcefulness despite being written in the last…
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Introduction to The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X was written by Alex Haley in collaboration with Malcolm X the central character of the autobiography. It was released in 1965 in the United States and soon became…
There Will Come Soft Rains
There Will Come Soft Rains By Sara Teasdale There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground, And swallows circling with their shimmering sound; And frogs in the pools singing at night, And wild plum trees in tremulous…
A Bag of Tools
A Bag of Tools By R. L. Sharpe ISN’T IT strange That princes and kings, And clowns that caper In sawdust rings, And common people Like you and me Are builders for eternity? Each is given a bag of tools,…
The Secret of the Machines
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All But Blind
All But Blind By Walter De La Mare All but blind In his chambered hole, Gropes for worms The four-clawed mole. All but blind In the evening sky, The hooded Bat Twirls softly by. All but blind In the burning…
At the Border, 1979
At the Border, 1979 By Choman Hardi ‘It is your last check-in point in this country!’ We grabbed a drink – soon everything would taste different. The land under our feet continued divided by a thick iron chain. My sister…
Daddy Fell into the Pond
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For Julia, In the Deep Water
For Julia, In the Deep Water By John N. Morris The instructor we hire because she does not love you Leads you into the deep water, The deep end Where the water is darker— Her open, encouraging arms That never…
Fahrenheit 451
Introduction to Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel, written by an American author, Ray Bradbury. It was published in the United States in 1953 and instantly became a textbook across the globe. Interestingly this novel declared to be…
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Introduction to The Hound of the Baskervilles The Hound of the Baskervilles was a third detective novel written by the most popular mystery and detective fiction writer, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It features the popular British detective, Sherlock Holmes as…
Robinson Crusoe
Introduction to Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe was written by Daniel Defoe, a canonical foundation in the art of novel and story writing. It was long considered a true story instead of a work of fiction, causing confusion about the author…