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Charles Dickens is with no doubts one of the most important British writers of all times. |
The Best Charles Dickens Stories
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Charles Dickens is with no doubts one of the most important British writers of all times. |
Saint Nicholas, The Christmas Spirit
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Saint Nicholas was born in the IV century in a place that belongs to Turkey in our times. He was a man that provided from a rich family and became famous in those times because of his generosity with the poor. Photo By Klearchos Kapoutsis There are many stories around the generosity of Saint Nicholas. One of them is that when Christmas was near, a ruined merchant couldn't pay his daughter's dowry so she can marry. Nicholas heard this and left him a bag full of gold coins in his door. Since that moment the custom of exchanging presents in Christmas started to become more popular. Although the origin of giving presents for Christmas came from ancient Rome, when in the middle of December there were some celebrations in honor of Saturn in which the people gave presents to the children. Photo By Hammer51012 Saint Nicholas died in a date near Christmas so in some way it turned for History and forever into something like the father of Christmas, representing the values of generosity and goodness. The mortal remains of Saint Nicholas were taken to Bari (Italy), where a church with his name was built. Although Saint Nicholas was a thin man and carried the clothes of a priest, the image of Saint Nicholas (also known as Santa Claus, Kris Kringle, or "Santa") today is very different from this, and is due to the writer Clement C. Moore, who in a poem in 1823 described him as a fun, fat, short man, that carried a sleigh with 9 reindeer. Photo By MoonSoleil Years later the drawer Thomas Nast depicted a Santa Claus that was wearing red clothes with a hat, tall boots, and had a toy workshop in the North Pole. Haddon Sundblom, the Swedish drawer, in 1931, gave Santa Claus the popular appearance that has today, and was a commissioned work for Coca Cola. |
Curiosities of Carnival
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In these days, Carnival is celebrated in many countries of the world,
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Curiosities Of The Berlin Wall
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Frank Beddor's Alyss Trilogy: Archenemy
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Alice in Wonderland is top fashion due to the success of the trilogy of novels by Frank Beddor. Beddor renews the classic by Lewis Carroll and redefines the characters and the myth, mixing elements from science-fiction and magical fantasy. The Mad Hatter, The Cat, the white rabbit, and Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) himself, and many more make their appearance in this trilogy with new strength in new adventures, with a more adult Alice, turned into the queen of a fantastic and also more adult Wonderland, but fascinating as well. In this new novel, "ArchEnemy: The Looking Glass Wars", Arch tries to become the king of Wonderland, and to accomplish this he has taken away the power of imagination from Alyss and all the inhabitants of the strange universe. Because of this, Alyss will have to start a dangerous mission, protected by the head of the palace guard, Dodge Anders, to recover her powers and defeat her ArchEnemy. Beddor immerses us in a story full of dynamism that has everything: combats, love, betrayal, alliances between enemies, strange creatures, mysteries, even the apparition of the original Alice Liddell, in the Victorian London. When I read this book, I was surprised by the original atmosphere, that doesn't belong to the genre of science fiction nor to medieval fantasy, but to a genre of pure fantasy. A magic world with elements of those other universes, mixed with the Lewis Carroll's imagery. The end of the book seems the end of this trilogy, but is open enough to be continued in future stories, for the rejoice of the many fans of Alyss and Frank Beddor. You will travel through the fantastic worlds of Beddor in an spiral of events that will make your imagination fly, in a book that is written magnificently, and is easy to read at the same time. At the same time, there's a card game and an online game where you will browse through the fantastic world that Beddor describes, and you can do it in the official website: http://www.lookingglasswars.com/ In the official site there are you can also find: forums, freebies, music, artworks, and games. Enjoy it! |
Elizabeth Báthory, The Hungarian Vampiress
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The Most Famous Pirates
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Since the moment in which human beings made ships to move their merchandise or travel, since that moment piracy appeared. They were people that used to board other ships and steal them, and kidnap famous personalities. Much has been written about pirates, giving them even some charm that maybe was not present in reality, or who knows... What is true is that there have been great and very famous pirates, like: Policrates Policrates was a Greek pirate, one of the most famous pirates of antiquity. He lived in the Island of Samos. His wealth was so big that he ordered to build a palace, where he kept his treasures of gold and precious stones. He ordered to build 100 warships that practiced piracy boarding every ship that crossed their way. Redbeard His name was Oruç Reis, and was also called Baba Aruj. He got to be the governor of Algiers. He was a very ambitious pirate. Between his best booty there were 2 ships full of merchandise property of the Pope of Rome. This angered Catholics so much that they chased him for vengeance through land and sea. Blackbeard He started being a British soldier but he decided to devote himself to crime, becoming one of the most feared pirates. They said that his appearance was ferocious, and that he drank rum with gunpowder, and that he was able to fire up to 6 guns at the same time. He was near 2 meters tall, and he did some kind of magic trick in which he appeared with a cloud around his beard. Sir Francis Drake He was protected by Queen Elizabeth and in charge of attack the Spanish ships. He managed to destroy the plans of Felipe II to conquer England. His services were so useful that he was awarded a knighthood. Anne Borny She was a pirate woman. She left her traditional life to went on board of a ship disguised as a man. She fell in love with Calico Jack Rackham, another popular pirate with whom she did piracy during 4 years becoming famous for her cruelty and skill at arms. Captain Kidd His name was William Kidd and was a Scottish sailor. His enormous treasure was legendary and although he was a corsair for the British government, he was sentenced to death. Captain Roberts He was called Bartholomew Roberts and in the beginning he was a sailor but his ship was captured by the pirate Howell Davis, and he decided to join him turning himself into a pirate. |
Interesting Books For April 2009
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A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond between Two Friends and a Lion I knew of this story through YouTube. It was a story that moved me, and it was a surprise to see this book. The book is a new edition of another that appeared on 1971. Due to the big success of the YouTube video, it has been published again, and has been updated with more than 50 new photographs. The book tells the story of Christian, a lion that was sold as a pet but his owners decided that he was born to be free. So they took him to Africa. One year later, they traveled to Africa to visit their lion, and their reunion was really moving. Here you are the video: The Host: A Novel Author: Stephenie Meyer. The Host has become a best seller quickly. The book is about a mix of science-fi and a love story. The extraterrestrials dominated the Earth and Wanderer invaded a human body. She begins to feel emotions, hunger, fears, love... And begins a fight between the soul of the body that she has taken and herself. |
Curiosities About Charles Darwin
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Charles Dickens, Spirit Of Christmas
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Jules Verne, Father Of Science-Fiction
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Lovecraft, The Most Influential Horror And Sci-fi Writer
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Lord Byron, A Life Full Of Passions
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Francisco De Orellana The Spanish Adventurer
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J.R.R. Tolkien, The Timeless Writer
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Rasputin, The Sorcerer Of The Romanovs
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Paulo Coelho, A Free Spirit
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J.K. Rowling, Harry Pottter's Author
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