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Tibetian fairy-tales reflected thew wisdom of the Tibetian people and belongs to the heritage of one of the oldest cultures. Many of these tales have a sacred core as they tell us of the creation of the world, the origin of various natural forces, of the afterlife as Tibetians see it according to...

Mary Clarissa "May" Byron (1861 – 1936) was a British writer and poet, best known for her abridgements of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan books. She published under the names May Byron, M.C. Gillington and Maurice Clare. Byron specialized in writing biographies of great artists, before going...

Mary Clarissa "May" Byron (1861 – 1936) was a British writer and poet, best known for her abridgements of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan books. She published under the names May Byron, M.C. Gillington and Maurice Clare. Byron specialized in writing biographies of great artists, before going...

May Clarissa Gillington Byron was a British writer and poet. He is best known for her abridgements of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan books. May Byron wrote biographies of great artists.  Her series Days with the Great Composers, Days with the Great Authors, Days with the Great Poets and Days with Victorian...

May Clarissa Gillington Byron was a British writer and poet. He is best known for her abridgements of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan books. May Byron wrote biographies of great artists.  Her series Days with the Great Composers, Days with the Great Authors, Days with the Great Poets and Days with Victorian...

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and author. She came from a famous religious family and is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. It depicts the harsh life for African Americans under slavery. It reached millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the...

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (30 November 1835 – 21 April 1910), better known as Mark Twain, was an American writer and humorist. Twain used different pen names before deciding on "Mark Twain". He signed humorous and imaginative sketches as "Josh" until 1863. Additionally, he used...

James Fenimore Cooper was a popular American writer in 19th century. He was best known for his historical romances. Before his writer career, he served in the U.S. Navy as a Midshipman, which greatly influenced many of his novels and other writings. “The Red Rover” is a novel by American writer...

Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman statesman, general and notable author of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.  A military leader of legendary genius, Caesar was also a great writer, recording the events...

Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, usually known as Pliny the Younger was one of the most successful pleaders of his time. He was brought up by his uncle, Plinius the Elder, and was well-educated. When he was young he served as a military tribune, but in the end he decided that the life of a soldier...

Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856-1915) was one of the most prominent freedom fighter who fough for the rights of Afro-American contingent on education. Up from slavery is a short piece of literary work in the form of meditation. The main topic is the opportunity of Afro-American people to...

Washington Irving was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. Returning to England from a year’s tour of Germany and France, Irving wrote Tales of a Traveller. “The Money Diggers” section of this collection contains five connected stories...

My mother called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families. I didn’t know why she called me so, but I guess, she gave me this name on the assumption of a part of her dress. We led a strange life; sometimes ma was dressed in satin and rouge, and sometimes...

Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman statesman, general and notable author of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.  A military leader of legendary genius, Caesar was also a great writer, recording the events...