Moby-Dick is considered to be one of the Great American Novels and a treasure of world literature, one of the great epics in all of literature. The story tells the adventures of wandering sailor Ishmael, and his voyage on the whaleship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns that Ahab has one purpose on this voyage: to seek out Moby Dick, a ferocious, enigmatic white sperm whale. In a previous encounter, the whale destroyed Ahab's boat and bit off his leg, which now drives Ahab ...

Based on a true story, Greyfriars Bobby is written for adults, but is no less popular with children. Its warmth and charm make it one of the most beloved animal tales. Greyfriars Bobby is a small shaggy dog which cannot be separated from Auld Jock, his owner, a kind and simple shepherd. When Auld Jock died after many winters together, Bobby was devastated. Dogs are not allowed on the church grounds as well as the cemetery. But the brave and clever Bobby is determined to win over Mr. ...

White Fang is a classic literary work written by Jack London. This book tells the story of the life journey of a wild wolf named White Fang, who lived in the wilderness of Alaska in the late 19th century. This novel offers a unique point of view, depicting the change in the lifeline of White Fang from a cruel wild wolf to a creature that is more gentle and controlled. The story begins with the birth of White Fang in the middle of a harsh and dangerous wilderness. He grew up in harsh ...

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers. Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity. The plot is based on an Italian tale written by Matteo Bandello and ...

Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power. Of all the plays that Shakespeare wrote during the reign of James I, Macbeth most clearly reflects his relationship with King James, patron of Shakespeare's acting company. It was first published in the Folio of 1623, possibly from a prompt book, and is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy. A ...

Othello is a Moorish military commander who was serving as a general of the Venetian army in defense of Cyprus against invasion by Ottoman Turks. He has recently married Desdemona, a beautiful and wealthy Venetian lady much younger than himself, against the wishes of her father. Iago is Othello's malevolent ensign, who maliciously stokes his master's jealousy until the usually stoic Moor kills his beloved wife in a fit of blind rage. Due to its enduring themes of passion, jealousy, and race, ...

Hamlet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his attempts to exact revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother. Hamlet is considered among the "most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language", with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and ...

You are not my first love, and you are not my first loss. But you are a chapter from the book of my life that i have a bookmark on. ...

Zach thought he had a pretty ordinary life. That was until his hidden power was suddenly awakened one day when he was playing a video game with his sister and cousins. Apparently, their parents weren't ordinary human beings. They were in fact the kings and queens from another dimension called the Hero World. Now that their powers were awakened, Zach, his sister, and their three cousins were taken into the Hero World to have their new abilities honed. Before their skills were perfected, they ...

Being anything other than ordinary has never crossed Maliha’s wildest imagination, after living for 15 years as a normal human she had thrown the idea of being different out of her mindset, aiming to live a normal, mundane human life. That is until this strange man appeared before her and gave her a letter to attend this unknown school where the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans meet. Without any detailed explanation of what’s happening, she was sent far away from her family to a new ...

The foundation of Hollywood formula is the meet-cute. ,It's when the female protagonist and the male protagonist meet by accident, a so-called chance encounter. Anya didn't believe in meet-cute. lt never happened in real life, she said. That is until-she met Ale on a flight)from Jakarta to Sydney-, as they were seated next to each other, and one silly incident led to seven hours of conversation between them. Seven hours of laughter and smiles, seven hours that soon changed them from strangers ...

"She had a perpetual sense, as she watched the taxicabs, of being out, out, far out to sea and alone; she always had the feeling that it was very, very dangerous to live even one day.” ...

Having memories is an undeniable part of being human. Memories, good or bad, stick in our heads, whether we want them to be or not, and memories sometimes come in many forms. In “Waking Up for the First Time”, Lala Bohang creates a series of fictional stories that resemble collages, which when viewed up close seem random and irregular, but when viewed from a distance, implied meanings. Lala experimented with writing styles which in hindsight seemed didactic, but also surreal. Just ...

New York has become a cinematic icon often featured in movies, not just a setting but also as a character and subject of the story, like in Nora Ephron’s You’ve Got Mail, Woody Allen’s Annie Hall, and Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver. New York is practically one of the most culturally distinctive places in the world that Raia, a writer, chose to flee to this city to chase inspirations after years of not being able to write even a single sentence, imprisoned by a haunting trauma. Raia ...

march 20 i don't know anything about love but once i know you i know for sure this is the closest thing to it. when was the last time you pour your heart out into a diary? raw words flow as you scribble to release all the emotions within. that's what her thoughts is all about after this, you might wanna write your thoughts down too. ...

His name is Ali, he’s sixteen years old, he’s in Class 11. If only his parents would let him, he ought to have been doing his senior year of a doctoral programme in physics at one of the best universities. Ali doesn’t like his school or his teachers or his classmates. He finds it all boring. But since he found out that there’s something odd about two of his classmates, me and Seli, his boring life has become fun. I can disappear and Seli can produce lightning. Ali himself has a small ...

Her name is Seli, she’s fifteen years old, she’s in Class 10, and she’s my best friend. She’s just like other teenagers. She likes the same things, she listens to the same songs, goes to fast food joints, watches telenovela, films and other things that teenagers like. But Seli and I have a little secret that we’ve never shared with anyone. Something which we have kept to ourselves since we were small. I can disappear and Seli can produce lightning. Possessing those powers, we go ...

Indonesia declared independence on August 17, 1945 Driven from the Dutch East Indies when the Japanese landed in 1942, The Netherlands refuses to recognize this declaration and sets out to recover their colony. The Dutch government decides to send a contingent to fight those it calls "terrorists". Among them, Johan Knevel, who was born "in the indies", hopes to regain the lost paradise of his childhood. He is faced with the reality of a war in which no one's hands are clean. ...

Lova Evangeline terjebak di antara "dua dunia": Satu, dunia tempatnya berurusan dengan manusia. Dua, dunia tempatnya bersinggungan dengan makhluk-makhluk tak kasatmata. Kemampuan konjurasi telah mempertemukan Lova dengan dua spiritnya, Nathaniel dan Rose. Berkat kehadiran mereka, Lova bisa menghalau gangguan makhluk gaib di sekitarnya. Akan tetapi kemampuan Lova untuk hidup damai teruji saat tunangannya mulai menunjukkan sifat abusif, sementara Nathaniel mulai menunjukkan ketertarikan ...

“Fortune favors the brave.” English Classics : Around the World in Eighty Days. English Classics is literature's collection with particular rooms for increase reader's interest in reading classics. This book including Around the World in Eighty Days. Around the World In Eight Days crafted about the curious man, Phileas Fogg, who ambitiously goes around the world for eighty days to analysis strange places that he never seen. ...