… our lives simply by looking at the places we have lived. In the novel Jane Erye, by Charlotte Bronte, the different setting in which the story take place immediately interact and reflect on the stages in Jane’s life. It is as if her life is…

… commonly known as la Pucelle (the Maid). Born at Domremy in Champagne, probably on 6 January, 1412; died at Rouen, 30 May, 1431. The village of Domremy lay upon the confines of territory which recognized the suzerainty of the Duke of Burgundy,…

… the reader with some of the most engaging, timely, and thoroughly accessible tales to be published in the last twenty-five years. His works are well known to the public and are very popular due to the simplicity of the books context. Unlike the early…

… Brouage, Saintonge, on the Bay of Biscay in France. Very little is known of his family, other than his father was a ship-captain. Fairly early in his life, he joined the army and became quartermaster for the cavalry. Then, in 1599, Samuel’s uncle…

… philosopher of his time. His views on life and the social structure of his time revolutionized the way in which people think. He created an opportunity for the lower class to rise above the aristocrats and failed due to the creation of the middle…

… or self-control.” (Gandhi 118) M.K. Gandhi in his book entitled, Hind Swaraj talks about a variety of issues surrounding his thoughts and feelings about India and the English translation of Hind Swaraj, Home-Rule. In chapter 4 of the book,…

… of the Anglo-Saxon times. The hero, Beowulf, is a seemingly invincible person with all the extraordinary traits required of a hero. He is able to use his super-human physical strength and courage to put his people before himself. He encounters…

… Maine, on September 21,1947, at the Maine General Hospital. Stephen, his mother Nellie, and his adopted brother David were left to fend for themselves when Stephen’s father Donald, a Merchant Marine captain, left one day, to go the…

… was born in 1841 to a rich middle-class Protestant family of wine producers near Montpellier, France. In 1859 he began to study medicine in Montpellier and in 1862 continued his medical studies in Paris. While in Paris, he began to study painting…

… many short stories describing figures which share similar histories of a failed passion in life. Many are lonely outcasts who struggle with a burning fire which still glows inside of them. "Hands" is a touching story in this novel which describes the…