Articles in Literature
Something is wrong in Neverland, gentlemen,” Wendy said. “And that is why we must go back.”
J. M.Barrie gave the rights to his classic children’s book Peter Pan to the Great Ormond Street Children’s hospital during …
For Centuries Debrett’s has guided Britain’s aristocracy through all the social niceties, such as how to eat soup, or is that how to drink it, how to greet royalty, as you do. They have advised …
The actor Leslie Grantham is better known by millions of British soap opera fans as “Dirty Den” in the long running Cockney soap Eastenders.
As an actor he has hit the headlines many times, …
The British author of the Harry Potter Series has once again been included in a list of literary giants. She is Number 1 on the list of the most offensive writers.
In America, between the …
The circumstances surrounding the publishing of the fantasy tale Swordbird in the UK on 5 February 2007, are the stuff that dreams are made of!
An eleven year old, Nancy Yi Fan, living on the picturesque …
It is such an agonising decision, completely runny, just set, soft-boiled or hard boiled.
As Prince Charles cannot make up his mind his staff cover all eventualities.
According to Jeremy Paxman, the TV presenter and …
Former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey talked openly to Oprah about his marriage and coming out. The interview was given to coincide with the release of his book, “The Confession.”
On the show, McGreevey says …
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a scholar of the English language, specialising in Old and Middle English. Twice Professor of Anglo-Saxon English at the University of Oxford, he also wrote a number of stories, …
The Machines we use to enhance our lives perhaps say more about us than the amount we would ideally want to reveal.
When privacy laws were first discussed and implemented over a Century ago the …
A new feature of the search engine’s online book programme, means that users will be able to download free copies of copyright free books.
For the last two years Google has been scanning a …
Naguib Mahfouz, the acclaimed Egyptian Nobel prize winner has died at the age of 94.
His published works span a period of nearly 80 years, but they do not expand further than a few blocks from …
71 percent of respondents in a recent Associated Press-Ipsos poll said the country is on the wrong track.This sense of despondency is beginning to affect the nation.
On this day, a year ago, Hurricane Katrina, hit …
Irvine Welsh’s latest book is another tale of vicious characters made worse by alcohol and drugs.Irvine himself wasonce the bad boy where drugs were concerned.
It’s been more than a decade since he touched heroin, …
“The War On Terror” could take a bizarre turn in the next few weeks. America apparently has a secret weapon, that until now it was not aware of.
Kola Boof, a self confessed former sex …
Peter Carey has a chance to make literary history by winning the prestigious Man Booker Prize for a record third time.
Carey’s novel Theft: A Love Story, has been placed on the long list for the …
German bookshops have started selling the autobiography of author Gunter Grass two weeks earlier than planned in response to a boom in demand.
“There is very great interest in the book,” said a spokeswoman for bookshop …
