Charles Dickens

  

 
Oliver Twist

Ladies and gentlemen, here you are Charles Dickens, one of the most famous writers of the English Literature.

Who hasn’t ever watched on TV any Oliver Twist , David Copperfield, Great Expectations or a Christmas Carol versions?

To understand his work it is necessary to know something about his life and experiences .

Let’s see this  funny biography  and learn some facts of this matchless master of the novel.



David  Copperfield                                                                                               

        

                           

OLIVER TWIST Trailer

                                                                                            
                                                                                          A Christmas Carol

ROBIN HOOD,THE LEGEND

WHO HASN'T HEARD OF ROBIN HOOD? HE CLAIMS TO BE ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS CHARACTERS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE . HIS STORY HAS BEEN TOLD AND RETOLD THOUSANDS OF TIMES. CLICK HERE AND READ MORE ABOUT HIS FASCINATING LEGEND.

PIRATES & TREASURE ISLANDS

Thanks to Pirates of the Caribbean films once again we can enjoy adventures full of action and thrilling plots.
The Scottish novelist R.L Stevenson wrote in 1883 a fantastic book about pirates ,Treasure Island.

In Treasure Island a young boy, Jim Hawkins, tells us what happens to him and some friends when he finds a map that ,of course, leads to a hidden treasure. So he and his friends set out on the treasure hunt along a journey to a remote island...Would you like to go with him and meet dangerous and evil pirates, witness bloody fights and know secret locations? Then read the book online and find out what happens to Jim.

CLICK HERE and start your own treasure hunt!

TOM SAWYER

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a popular 1876 novel about a young boy that lived in a small town along the Mississippi River, where Mark Twain grew up. According to the author, "Most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred".

The book begins with a prank. Tom, a naughty boy, is hiding from his aunt Polly while stealing jam from the pantry. When caught, he runs away and goes swimming instead of going to school...


HERE'S THE FIRST CHAPTER, I HOPE YOU LIKE IT!

J.K. Rowling

Joanne  Kathleen  Rowling is an English fiction writer.

She is famous for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has gained international attention, won multiple awards and sold over 300 million copies worldwide.

CLICK  here and discover the magic of a wand

Did you know that J.K. Rowling is the richest woman in Britain - richer than the Queen?

KING ARTHUR

ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR FIGURES OF THE ENGLISH LITERATURE IS PROBABLY KING ARTHUR, THE HERO WARRIOR. CLICK HERE AND LEARN MORE.

TRY TO IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERS AND PLACES IN THE VIDEO!!!

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THIS EASY ACTIVITY? YOU ONLY HAVE TO MATCH.

A

1.Arthur's parents
2.Merlin
3.Arthur's foster
brother
4.A mysterious stone
5.A tournament
6.Arthur
7.Lady of the Lake
8.There is a royal palace
9.The knights of the Round
Table
10.The Holy Grail

B

a.in Camelot.
b.was Kay.
c.was a wizard.
d.were King Uther and Igraine.
e.gave Excalibur to Arthur.
f.was a religious cup.
g.were the bravest.
h.pulled the sword out and became king.
i.where the knights practised fighting.
j.with a sword with a message on it.

DID YOU KNOW THE AMERICAN WRITER MARK TWAIN WROTE IN 1889 A BOOK TITLED A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT?

"The novel explains the tale of Hank Morgan, a 19th-century resident of Hartford, Connecticut who, after a blow to the head, awakens to find himself inexplicably transported back in time to early medieval England at the time of the legendary King Arthur..."
(to know more ,go to wikipedia)

THERE ARE ALSO SOME FILMS ABOUT THIS CHARACTER. THIS IS A FUNNY ONE, BLACK KNIGHT.

ANNABEL LEE & PAST SIMPLE

LET'S IMPROVE OUR PAST SIMPLE with ANNABEL LEE ,a beautiful poem by the American writer Edgar A. Poe

1. It was many and many a year ago,
2. In a kingdom by the sea,
3. That a maiden there lived whom you may know
4. By the name of ANNABEL LEE;
5. And this maiden she lived with no other thought
6. Than to love and be loved by me.
7. I was a child and she was a child,
8. In this kingdom by the sea;
9. But we loved with a love that was more than love-
10. I and my Annabel Lee;
11. With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
12. Coveted her and me.
13. And this was the reason that, long ago,
14. In this kingdom by the sea,
15. A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
16. My beautiful Annabel Lee;
17. So that her highborn kinsman came
18. And bore her away from me,
19. To shut her up in a sepulcher
20. In this kingdom by the sea.
21. The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
22. Went envying her and me-
23. Yes!- that was the reason (as all men know,
24. In this kingdom by the sea)
25. That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
26. Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.
27. But our love it was stronger by far than the love
28. Of those who were older than we-
29. Of many far wiser than we-
30. And neither the angels in heaven above,
31. Nor the demons down under the sea,
32. Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
33. Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.
34. For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
35. Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
36. And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
37. Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
38. And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
39. Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride,
40. In the sepulcher there by the sea,
41. In her tomb by the sounding sea.

Answer to check if you understand the poem, TRY IT! IT'S FUN!

1.HOW LONG AGO?... 2.WHERE IS THE KINGDOM?... 3.WHO LIVED THERE?... 4.WHAT IS HER NAME?... 6.WHO LOVED HER?... 7.WE WERE WHAT?... 8.WHAT WAS BY THE SEA?... 9.WHAT KIND OF LOVE?... 10.WHO?... 11.WHAT KIND OF LOVE WAS? 12.WHO WAS COVETED?... 15.WHAT CAME OUT OF A CLOUD? 16.DESCRIBE ANNABEL LEE?... 17.WHO CAME?... 18.AWAY FROM WHOM?... 19.TO SHUT HER UP WHERE?... 20.WHERE IS THE KINGDOM?... 21.WHERE ARE THE ANGELS?... 22.WHAT DID THE ANGELS DO?.. 23.WHO KNEW?... 25.WHEN DID THE WIND COME? 26.WHAT DID THE WIND DO TO ANNABEL LEE?... 28.OLDER THAN WHO?... 30.WHERE ARE THE ANGELS?... 31.WHERE ARE THE DEMONS?... 33.WHO IS BEAUTIFUL?... 34.BRINGING WHAT?... 35.DESCRIBE ANNABEL LEE?... 36 WHAT DO I FEEL?... 38.WHERE DO I LIE DOWN?... 40.WHERE IS THE SEPULCHER?... 41.WHERE IS THE TOMB?...

(CONTRIBUTED BY: Marcy Trinidad in English-zone.com)

READ THE RAVEN, SURE YOU'LL LIKE IT TOO!
AND NOW ENJOY THIS SONG BASED ON POE'S POEM BY ENRIQUE BUNBURY