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Air and Angels by John Donne
TWICE or thrice had I loved thee,Before I knew thy face or name;So in a voice, so in a shapeless…
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A Hymn to God the Father by John Donne
Wilt thou forgive that sin where I begun,Which is my sin, though it were done before?Wilt thou forgive that sin…
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A Fever by John Donne
O ! DO not die, for I shall hateAll women so, when thou art gone,That thee I shall not celebrate,When…
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Shakespeare’s Boss: The Master of Revels
The man to impress and fear… Anyone involved in the production of plays in Elizabethan England, from the playwright to…
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Portraits of Shakespeare
There are several portraits and miniatures of Shakespeare. Here is some information about the most important:1) Chandos Portrait. The Chandos…
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Was Shakespeare Really Shakespeare?
For hundreds of years people were perfectly content to embrace the simple logic that William Shakespeare, respected actor, poet and…
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How to Study Shakespeare
Five steps to success reading a Shakespeare play Many students of English literature dread studying Shakespeare. However, while it is…
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Tom Tiddler’s Ground by Charles Dickens
Table of ContentsChapter I – Picking Up Soot And CindersChapter II – omittedChapter III – omittedChapter IV – omittedChapter V…
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To Be Read at Dusk by Charles Dickens
One, two, three, four, five. There were five of them. Five couriers, sitting on a bench outside the convent on…
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Three Detective Anecdotes by Charles Dickens
I. – The Pair of Gloves ‘It’s a singler story, sir,’ said Inspector Wield, of the Detective Police, who, in…
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