What Is the True Story of the Real Headless Horseman?
The Legend of Sleepy Hallow is more than a scary story, it is a piece of propaganda that has its roots in American history.
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Marisa
- Jul 4
Shakespeare's 3 Play Types Based on the First Folio
See at-a-glance which of Shakespeare's plays are a comedy, history, or tragedy.
Marisa
- May 3
Who's Who in Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford
Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford (published between December 1851 and May 1853) is a delightful read about a village populated mostly by...
Marisa
- Nov 22, 2022
What happens in The Sound and the Fury?
A great study guide for The Sound and the Fury--what happens in each section, past and present, and why Caddy is important.
Marisa
- Nov 13, 2022
'The Sound and the Fury' Explained
The Sound and the Fury is a challenging novel. Here are the most searched questions about it answered!
Marisa
- Aug 29, 2022
3 Tips for Reading Early English Novels
Early English novels may seem like a slog, but they don't have to be! Here are some tips and tricks to make the experience enjoyable.
Marisa
- Jun 20, 2022
Why Austenites are Taking Issue with the New Adaptation of Persuasion while Bridgerton Gets a Pass
Why Austenites are Taking Issue with the New Adaptation of Persuasion while Bridgerton Gets a Pass
Marisa
- Jun 16, 2022
What is Free Indirect Discourse in Literature?
What do the works of Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, and Virginia Woolf all have in common? Ok, ok, well *other* than being kickass...
Marisa
- Dec 21, 2021
The Original Nutcracker Story: Tchaikovsky's Ballet vs. Hoffman's Tale
Discover the enchanting differences between Tchaikovsky's ballet and Hoffman's original Nutcracker story.
Marisa
- Oct 28, 2021
10 Facts About Edgar Allan Poe
Biographical facts about Edgar Allan Poe, the famous American Gothic writer.
Marisa
- Oct 19, 2021
Get in the Halloween Mood with these Short Stories
Get ready for halloween with these spooky short stories.
Marisa
- Sep 27, 2021
Who's Who in 'The Sun Also Rises'
It is no secret that Ernest Hemingway drew on his personal experiences attending the bullfights in Pamplona to draft his 1926 novel The...
Marisa
- Aug 17, 2021
10 Facts About Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’
1. Aware of her growing popularity, Austen had anxiety over how Emma would be received by the reading public, writing: “My great anxiety...
Marisa
- Jul 29, 2021
Fairy Tale References in 'Jane Eyre'
Is Jane Eyre a fairy tale? Read about the fairy tale references in Jane Eyre and discover how Charlotte Brontë wove them into her novel.
Marisa
- Jul 13, 2021
Six Facts About the Brontës
With three literary geniuses in the family—Charlotte, Emily, and Anne—the Brontës certainly secured themselves a (rightful) place in the...
Marisa
- May 13, 2021
A Jane Austen-inspired Cocktail Recipe from Toronto’s Famous Last Words Bar
I am so thrilled to bring you a cocktail from the amazing literary-themed bar in Toronto, Ontario, Famous Last Words (FLW)! Over the past...
Marisa
- May 10, 2021
Could she have meant that?! Sexual Innuendos in Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’
Academic research has a way of opening up the subtext of a work, where the reader can gain a deeper understanding of a reference or turn...
Marisa
- Apr 28, 2021
Capturing the Gothic Life of Shirley Jackson on Film
I finally had the time to sit down and watch the 2020 movie Shirley (currently on Amazon Prime), based on a novel of the same name by...
Marisa
- Apr 21, 2021
Charlotte Brontë's Rejected Novel 'The Professor'
On this day in 1816, Charlotte Brontë was born! So, it is only fitting that I recently completed my reading of the first novel she ever...
Marisa
- Apr 11, 2021
School Textbooks Reflect our Societal Values
I recently wrote a post about What Makes a Literary Classic in which I was thinking about what we culturally consider a ‘classic’ and how...
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