Genre/Topic: Poetry
I don’t like the rain. When it rains, I cannot go out to play. Everything looks so gloomy. All I can hear is the nose that the raindrops make when it hits the floor and the roof. The thunder and lightning make it even worse. Does this poet H. W. Longfellow think the same?
Genre/Topic: Classics
Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus, is a novel written by Mary Shelley about an experiment that produces a monster. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty one. Giving the dead life: the very thought sends goosebumps all over my body. For Victor Frankenstein, this […]
Genre/Topic: Short Stories
It is Christmas time, and everyone in the world is rejoicing. Everyone, except Vanka Zhukov. Vanka is an orphan and works for a shoemaker. Read this story By Anton Chekhov and find out why Vanka is not rejoicing.
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Genre/Topic: Short Stories
A soldier (who is also the narrator) sees an old man resting on the side of a road near a pontoon bridge. Other civilians are crossing this bridge, but the old man is too tired to proceed any further. The soldier tries to encourage the old man to move a little farther along, for he […]
Genre/Topic: Poetry
The poem you are going to read is Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll. The poem is one of the most nonsensical poems, and I warn you, you may understand not even a word. It happened to me too. I read it, paused, and read it again. Pondered for a while, then read it again. Jabberwocky beautifully […]
Genre/Topic: Biographies
Nelson Mandela was jailed for 30 long years. While Nelson was in prison, he was offered freedom if he would stop his violent actions. He refused this offer. Why was he jailed? And what are the ‘violent actions’? You’ll have to go through this lesson to find out more about this great person.
Genre/Topic: Short Stories
An orchestra is a place where people play their musical instruments together, like a performance. But a monkey orchestra? I’d never heard of that. Have you? Let’s read to find out what a monkey orchestra is. This lesson is taken from The Jungle Book written by Rudyard Kipling.
Genre/Topic: Short Stories
Anna Sewell once slipped while walking home from school and severely injured both of her ankles. For the rest of her life, Anna was unable to stand without a crutch or to walk for any length of time. She frequently used horse-drawn carriages, which contributed to her love of horses. Black Beauty is her most […]
