Mark Twain’s The Million Pound Bank Note
Twain can generate humor from narrations of unrealistic and often absurdly simple situations and ‘The Million Pound Bank Note’ is a nice example for his storytelling abilities.
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Louisa May Alcott and the iconic children’s book ‘Little Women’
Louisa May Alcott, born on November 29, 1832, was an American novelist and poet renowned as the author of the 1868 novel ‘Little Women’.
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Eight Awesome New Year Traditions From Around The Globe
New Year’s Day, the first day of a brand new year, is celebrated with a variety of cultural, social and religious observances around the world
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12 Inspiring Quotes from Children’s Literature
Children’s literature, which is widely regarded as lighter in content, can often surprise adult readers with some of the best examples for thought provoking and philosophically loaded writing.
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Christmas With Norman Rockwell
A review of ‘Christmas With Norman Rockwell’, a compilation of about fifty of Rockwell’s best and popular Christmas paintings.
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Christmas Eve & the Victorian tradition of narrating ghost stories
A look at the history of the Victorian tradition of telling ghost stories on Christmas Eve, and a look at ‘Told After Supper’, a string of lightweight ghost stories published in 1891 by English writer and humorist, Jerome K. Jerome.
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‘Rajya Samacharam Oru Patanam’ – a study about the first newspaper in Malayalam
‘Rajya Samacharam Oru Patanam’ or ‘Rajya Samacharam – A Study’ by Dr. Vallikkavu Mohandas, is a specialized study on ‘Rajya Samacharam’, which is officially considered as the first newspaper in Malayalam.
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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas – and the modern day portrayal of Santa Claus
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas or A Visit from St. Nicholas, by Clement Clarke Moore is arguably one of the most popular Christmastide themed poems ever written.
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Let’s Go Time Travelling by Subhadra Sen Gupta
A book that shows us that learning Indian history can be an entertaining and fun filled experience.
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In the Country of Gold-Digging Ants – Learning History is not boring!
In the Country of Gold-Digging Ants – Learning History is not boring! A book that gently introduces some of the original sources on Indian History for young readers…
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