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Anton Pavalovich Chekhov
Chekhov’s influence on the modern short story and the modern play was immense. Among his innovation were his brevity at usage of narrative resources, his concentration on character as mood rather than...
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Alfred Tennyson
Criticisms on Poems
Timbuctoo – Arthur Hallam – ‘The splendid imaginative power that pervades it will be seen through all hindrances, I consider Tennyson as promising fair to b...
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Alfred Hitchcock
1922
Directed an unfinished film No. 13, also known as Mrs Peabody.
1925
Completed as director his first film The Pleasure Garden.
1927
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Alexandre Dumas
One of the features of his character was that, he was the most generous of men, even when he was ruined.
On the day that he was to leave Monte Cristo he served two small plums to a ...
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Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin
The 200th Birth Anniversary
Alexander Pushkin’s bicentennial birthday was celebrated on June 6, 1999. In honor of the great Russian poet many commemorative events were held. <...
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Alexander Pope
His half-sister remarked – "I believe nobody ever studied so hard as my brother did. He did nothing else but read and write."
Joseph Warton – "The Rape of the Lock is the best satir...
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Agatha Christie
A few incidents give us an insight into the kind of person Agatha was. One such incident occurred while Agatha was in Cauterets. Frederick and Madge (Agatha’s sister) made quite a few excursions on ho...
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Vicente Alexandre
Alexandre wrote his poetry in free verse. When he was 24, he devoted himself entirely to writing. His first book, AMBITO (ENVIRONMENT), was published six years later. Many of his early poems we...
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Miguel Angel Asturias
Asturias published his first major work, LEYENDAS DE GUATEMALA (LEGENDS OF GUATEMALA) in 1930. He is best known for his 1949 novel HOMBRES DE MAIZ (MEN OF MAIZE).
Migu...
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