Sentences with phrase «classic literature at»

The site positions itself as «the world's classic literature at your fingertips».

One example of a publishing house that is doing a good job of focusing on their niche, is Rabbit Ears Entertainment, LLC which offers classic literature at its best.

He keeps himself to himself, has no intimate relationships and spends most of his free time reading classic literature at an all - night neighbourhood diner.

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Harper Lee, the author of «To Kill a Mockingbird,» a classic of 20th century U.S. literature that won the 1960 Pulitzer Prize, has died at the age of 89, according to multiple reports.

From the naming experts at BabyNameWizard.com, here are 16 evocative gothic baby names inspired by classic literature and poised to take the trending lists by storm.

Adding to Lori's understanding of yoga is her study of Asian Classic Literature, Sanskrit and Eastern Philosophy at the University of Chicago.

I like working out at the gym, playing basketball, hanging out with friends and reading classic literature in my spare time

Kate Beckinsale excels as the movie's high - born 18th - century schemer, anchoring a spin on classic literature that's fresh and deliciously rotten at the same time.

Check the Electric Literature Foundation at http://elf.chaoscafe.com for the text of many classic novels, by several authors (including Jane Austen), in a searchable form.

Whilst current trends in teaching allow some of the teachers at the school to explore curriculum topics in new and engaging ways, the more traditional M. Lazhar is horrified to find his class unable to complete dictations and unfamiliar with classic French literature.

It will certainly be fascinating to take a closer look at what inspired Milne to write such a classic piece of literature that has endured the test of time.

And you might think, ugh, not another attempt to lengthen and embellish a piece of classic literature beyond all reason (looking at you, Peter Jackson).

In many ways, her book, along with other Gothic classics like «Dracula» and «Wuthering Heights» were the inspirations for my writing and what led me to an English Literature course at University.

Considering Branagh's history for adapting classic literature and Shakespearean plays, I was impressed at his grasp of handling the amount of sheer action while telling a fun, engaging story — even if it could've been about 10 minutes shorter.

In fact an early scene in which the mythology and back - story of the inhabitants of Barsoom is laid out in voice - over sent shivers up my spine recalling the opening scene of David Lynch's misbegotten 1984 film Dune, a failed big budget adaptation of classic science fiction literature hailed at the time as the «new Star Wars».

Lucie de Gentile, who lives in Colchester, passed ten GCSEs with A * / A grades and will study for A levels in Politics, Classics, English Literature, French and Economics at Colchester Royal Grammar School (CRGS).

If the judge again rules in the parent union's favor at a hearing later this month, parents who signed the trigger petition will vote Oct. 18 on one of two local nonprofit charter operators that submitted bids to take over Desert Trails in the fall of 2013: the Lewis Center for Educational Research, which runs a popular charter school with a focus on science and project - based learning, and LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy, which partners with a university and has a focus on classic literature.

Celebrate the Classics is a short look at what makes a great book, why we should read classic literature, and how to go about reading and celebrating these book.

A.J. Finn is actually Dan Mallory, a 38 - year - old senior vice president and editor for William Morrow who spent years at Oxford pursuing his doctorate in literature, largely inspired by his love of the classic suspense fiction of Agatha Christie, Ruth Ware and his dissertation subject, Patricia Highsmith.

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For example, I bought a series of classic children's literature at a used book store recently, but even though I've wanted to read this series for a long time, I can't bring myself to read them because I just don't like the weird, abstract covers of the edition I got.

Fifty artists from more than twenty African countries are taking a look at the classic of world literature.

A retrospective of artist Glenn Ligon's work at the Whitney Museum provides a backdrop for his personal history growing up in New York, as well as for the disparate influences that contribute to his mature work — from DeKooning, to children's coloring books of the 1970's, to classics of American literature by writers such as Gertrude Stein or Zora Neale Hurston.

Wolff left New York in the early»50s for studies in classics and comparative literature at Harvard, and in the 1960s went through a political radicalization that brought him into contact with a group of younger composers, including Cornelius Cardew and Frederic Rzewski, who worked to incorporate political content into their music.

As an aside, on granting permission to appeal (as an application for permission to appeal had to be issued as the Judge had rejected the oral application for permission to appeal at the original hearing), the Court of Appeal had recognised that it was unusual for an exercise of judicial discretion to be appealed but stated that the decision of His Honour Judge Purle QC was highly speculative as to «border on the Micawberism» (which those of you versed in classic literature will recognise as a reference to a character in the Charles Dickens novel, David Copperfield, who continually holds blind faith that «something will turn up»).