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The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

2009-08-13T13:05:00.012+08:00

by Selma LagerlofCharacters: Nils Holgersson, a Swedish boy Thumbietot, the elf Akka, the goose leader Wind Rush, a crew wild crow Jarro, the wild duck The Novel: Little Nils, a little Swedish boy, was turning selfish to his parents and neighbourhood people, and even cruel to his friends. Suddenly he discovered himself transformed into an elf doomed to travel everywhere. One day he was riding

Anna Karenina

2009-08-03T20:43:00.008+08:00

by Leo Tolstoy Characters: Anna - the main character in the story who abandoned her family to fulfill her passionate nature Karenin - the husband of Anna Vronsky - lover of Anna Nicolai - son of Anna and Karenin Plot: The story started in a party wherein Anna, the wife of Karenin met Vronksky. Vronsky danced with Kitty but when he saw Anna, he stopped. At that moment, a man was asking Anna to

Les Miserables

2009-07-17T09:00:00.008+08:00

by Victor-Marie Hugo Characters: Jean Valjean - the main character in the story who was an ex- convict. Bishop Myriel - the one who touches Valjean’s life and gives him chance to change. Fontine - a prostitute from the town and one of Valjean’s worker in the factory. Cosettte - Fontine's daughter and was adopted by Valjean Marius - Cosette's love interest. Javert - the villain in the novel who

The Necklace

2009-06-22T10:33:00.010+08:00

by Guy de Maupassant Characters: M. Loisel - the simple clerk who was married to materialistic woman. Madame Mathilde Loisel - the unsatisfied and unhappy woman. Madame Forestier- the family friend of Loisel who owns the diamond necklace. The Story: There was a pretty and charming girl, Mathilde Loisel, who was born in a family of clerks. She let herself be married to a little clerk at the

God Sees the Truth but Waits

2009-06-16T13:57:00.017+08:00

by Leo Tolstoy Characters: Aksenov - young merchant who live in Vladimir Vanya - the wife of Aksenov Makar - the man who caused Aksenov sufferings The Story: One summer day, Aksenov had to travel to a fair at Nizhi. Though his wife doesn’t want him to go because of her bad dream, the merchant insisted to go, to have a good fortune and to bring his family rich gifts. When he was gone away, he

Romeo and Juliet

2009-06-11T07:36:00.007+08:00

by William Shakespeare Characters: Romeo and Juliet - the lovers who experienced a disastrous love story Friar Lawrence - the one who help the lovers The Story: A long time ago there was a boy and girl who fell in love with each other but, their families were enemies. Because of this very hard situation, they first exchanged vows on a balcony. They even met secretly and frequently and decided

The Mayor Of Casterbridge

2009-06-07T10:27:00.012+08:00

by Thomas Hardy Characters: Michael Henchard – farmer who became a mayor Elizabeth Jane - his daughter Donald Farfrae - his business helper Newson - an English sailor The Story: Micahel Henchard is a farmhand who got drunk at the village fair and sold his wife and child to a sailor, Newson. When clear-headed, he realized his mistake and swore not to take any liquor for 20 years; but his wife

Joan of Arc, Maid of Orleans

2008-10-21T15:29:00.006+08:00

by T. Herold Characters: Jeanne D'Arc, illiterate Domremy village girl. Charles, French dauphin crowned Charles VII. Tremoille,the king's evil adviser. Duke Alencon and La Hire, Joan's loyal generals. Bishop Pierre Cauchon, who tried Joan. The Story: Joan of Arc, or Jeanne d' Arc, was an illiterate daughter of farmer Jacques Darc in Domremy, France. At 13, she began seeing visions of

The Scarlet Letter

2008-10-15T14:55:00.010+08:00

by Nathaniel Hawthorne Characters: Hester Prynee, the disgraced woman. Arthur Dimmesdale, the sinning minister. Pearl, Hester's little daughter. Roger Chillingworth, Hester's husband. The Novel: Roger Chillingworth, aged Amsterdam scholar, sends his young, pretty wife two years before him to Boston in the New World. She and young minister Arthur Dimmesdale fall in love and meet

Julius Caesar

2008-09-26T18:20:00.003+08:00

by William Shakespeare Characters: Julius Caesar, ruler of Roman empire. Calpurnia, Caesar’s wife. Marcus Brutus, leading conspirator. Caius Cassius, Brutus’ brother-in-law. Marc Antony, orator and warrior. The Play: Julius Caesar returns to Rome from successful campaign in Spain. The Roman lovers of freedom fear however that Caesar intends to make himself a dictator. So Caius Cassius, Cinna

The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler

2008-09-23T18:11:00.001+08:00

by William l. Shirer The Biography: Adolf Hitler was the poor the poor boy who rose from the gutter to provoke World War II and conquer most of Europe. He was born in Branau-on-the-Inn, Austria, on April 20, 1889. His father wanted him to be a government employee; Hitler’s ambition was to be a painter. At 16 to 19 years, he merely roamed around, read books, attended operas, didn’t employ

Pinocchio

2008-09-16T19:42:00.005+08:00

by "C. Collodi" (Carlo Lorenzini) Characters: Pinocchio, the wooden puppet. Geppetto, the poor Italian beggar. Harlequin and Punchinello, other puppets. The Fox and The Cat, swindlers. The Story: Italian beggar Geppetto made a wooden puppet which he named Pinocchio, so he could put up puppet shows. The long-faced puppet became a living thing, ran out of Geppetto’s house and met many

David Copperfield

2008-09-13T19:58:00.003+08:00

by Charles Dickens Characters: David Copperfield, young English boy. Mr. Murdstone, his cruel stepfather. Steerforth and Straddles, his friends. Betsey Trotwood, his aunt. Dora Spenlow, David’s first wife. The Novel: After his mother’s death, young David Copperfield was sent by his harsh, cruel stepfather, Mr. Murdstone, to London where he found employment pasting labels on bottles in a

Hamlet

2008-09-13T19:57:00.004+08:00

by William Shakespeare Characters: Hamlet, a prince of Demark. Claudius, brother of the Danish king. Gertrude, widow of the king. Ophelia, daughter of the chamberlain. Laertes, brother of Ophelia. The Play: Hamlet, price of Denmark, learns that his uncle Claudius and his unfaithful mother Gertrude were responsible for the death of his father, the king. Unashamed and conscienceless, they reign

The Organdy Cupcakes

2008-09-12T19:46:00.002+08:00

by Mary Stolz Characters: Gretchen Bemis, senior nursing students. Rosemary Joplin, Nelle Gibson, classmates. Miss Merkle, director of nurses. Dr. Orin Whitney, Dr. Kenneth Grafton, Wally Chase, Dr. Dolphin The Novel: Gretchen Bemis decided on becoming a nurse and perhaps marrying a doctor when she brought her father to a hospital to have his appendix removed. So she went to college for two

The Jungle Book

2008-09-11T20:29:00.005+08:00

by Rudyard Kipling Characters: Mowgli, a boy of India. Shere Khan, a Bengal tiger; Tabaqui, the jackal. Balao, a small bear; Bagheera, a phanter. The Story: A collection of connected short stories about Mowgli, a little boy from a village in India who got lost in the forests. A mother wolf who had just given birth allowed Mowgli to suckle with her young. He grew up with the bests of the

Adam Bede

2008-09-11T20:27:00.004+08:00

by George Eliot Characters: Adam Bede, a stern villages carpenter. Hetty Sorrel, a farmer’s selfish nice. Martin Poyser, a generous, kind farmer. Arthur Donnithorne, the village squire. Dinah Morris, a lovely woman preacher The Novel: Vain, empty-headed Hester Sorrel lives with farming Uncle Martin Poyser and sharp-tongued but kind aunt Mrs. Poyser. She is loved by village carpenter Adam Bede

Anne Of The Green Gables

2008-09-10T19:12:00.004+08:00

by L. M. Montgomery Characters: Anne Shirley, an orphan girl Matthew Cuthbert, a shy husband Marilla Cuthbert, his wife Diana Barry and Gilbert Blythe, classmates The Story: Matthew Cuthbert and wife Marilla, whose house was known in Avonlea as Green Gables, wrote an orphanage to send them a boy to help in the farm work. The orphanage send little orphan Anne Shirley instead. They decided to

Wings Of Youth

2008-09-10T19:10:00.003+08:00

by Elizabeth Jordan Characters: Barbara Devon, alias Miss Smith, a rich girl. Lawrence Devon, alias Jones, rich brother. Sonia Orleneff, file-clerk in publishing office. Warren, a sympathetic, helpful young msn. Rodney Bangs, a

The Young Pitcher

2008-09-09T14:52:00.007+08:00

by Zane Grey Characters: Kenneth Ward, the pitching freshman. Worry Arthurs, baseball coach. Captain Dale, sophomore president. Graves, Reddy Ray, Duncan, Weir, other friends. The Story: Kenneth Ward, forestry student at Wayne College, discovered that as a freshman he was considered dirt and had to fight his way to recognition. Sophomores picked up a fight with him when he sat on a front row

Wuthering Heights

2008-09-09T14:09:00.007+08:00

by Emily Bronte Characters: Heathcliff, a Liverfool foundling. Hindley Earnshaw, owner of Wuthering Heights. Catherine, Hindley's sister. Isabella Linton, a neighbor's daughter. The Novel: Old Hindley Earnshaw, father of Hindley and Catherine, visited Liverpool and brought home to Wuthering Heights - a lonely farmhouse on the edge of a windy English moor - a dirty, blackhaired foundling whom

William Tell

2008-09-08T14:14:00.007+08:00

by Friedrich Schiller Characters: WIlliam Tell, a Swiss hunter. Gessler, a cruel governor. Emperor Albrecht of Hapsburg royalty. The Story: The people of three forest cantons (provinces) of Switzerland - Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden - wanted independence from German Emperor Albrecht I. To stop them the emperor placed cruel rulers called governors in the Swiss cantons. These governors inflicted

Abraham Lincoln

2008-09-05T11:20:00.007+08:00

by John G. Nicolay and John Hay The Biography: Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States, was born of poor farming parents in Hardin County, Kentucky, on February 12, 1809. He read law by himself, showed habits of thrift and honesty; managed a county store and became known around. He was elected to the Illinois state legislature in 1834, practised law in 1839, and was elected to

Adventures Of Kenji Of Japan

2008-09-03T13:20:00.008+08:00

by Albert J. Nevine Characters: Kenji Tagao, a Japanese farm body. Taro, his brother. The American missionary. The Story: Young Kenji Tagao and his family live on a prosperous farm in the fertile Omani valley in Japan. He does his