Journey back to the 1700s to meet one of the most fascinating people in history. Dreamer, craftsman, poet, madman, and genius — William Blake. Born in 1757 in London, as a boy he apprenticed as an engraver and began a career that would include masterpieces of art. Blake lived during times of incredible change and upheaval, including the Gordon Riots and the French Revolution. Spiritualism and the allure of magic were being replaced by a belief in rationalism. Blake celebrated the beauty of smal...
The author recalls his experiences as a migrant laborer and carnival worker after he ran away from home at age sixteen.
Stepping Into Mark Twain's World (Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers) (TIME FOR KIDS(R) Nonfiction Readers)
by Torrey Maloof
Take a riverboat ride back to 1800s America and learn how Mark Twain's world influenced his writing. This nonfiction text breathes life into the pages of history, and gives students a sense of what life was like in Mark Twain's time. Developed by Rasinski, Timothy and featuring TIME content, this biography includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and table of contents. The intriguing sidebars, fascinating images, and detailed Reader's Guide prompt students to connect b...
Stepping Into William Shakespeare's World (Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers) (TIME FOR KIDS(R) Nonfiction Readers)
by Torrey Maloof
Powerful plays, deadly plagues, and chamber pots Shakespeare lived in a world vastly different from our own. This nonfiction text breathes life into the pages of history, and gives students a sense of what life was like in Shakespeare's time. Developed by Rasinski, Timothy and featuring TIME content, this biography includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and table of contents. The intriguing sidebars, fascinating images, and detailed Reader's Guide prompt students to...
History's Most Influential Writers (History's Most Influential Writers)
History's Most Influential Writers (History's Most Influential Writers)
Ernest Hemingway (Odysseys in Artistry) (Xtraordinary Artists)
by Kate Riggs
From the Early 1900s to the Mid-1900s: Rabindranath Tagore to George Orwell (History's Most Influential Writers)
Henry David Thoreau (Historical American Biographies)
by Pat McCarthy
Describes the life of nineteenth-century American writer, philosopher, and naturalist, Henry David Thoreau.
The story of Frankenstein’s creator is a strange, romantic, and tragic one, as deeply compelling as the novel itself. Mary ran away to Lake Geneva with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley when she was just sixteen. It was there, during a cold and wet summer, that she first imagined her story about a mad scientist who brought a corpse back to life. Success soon followed for Mary, but also great tragedy and misfortune. Catherine Reef brings this passionate woman, brilliant writer, and forgotten feminis...
Examines the personal life and professional career of the author of the best-selling Harry Potter novels.
Bill Bryson (Today's Writers and Their Works)
by Scott P Richert
"A biography of writer Bill Bryson that describes his era, major works, and life"--Provided by publisher.
Carta Al Padre (Literatura Universal) (Biblioteca Edaf)
by Franz Kafka
A biography of the author's mother, concentrating on her childhood in Turkey before the Turkish govennment deported its Armenian population.