Wednesday 24 April 2019

BRAVE GRETA THUNBERG


At just 16 years old, Greta Thunberg has started an international youth movement against climate change.
The Swedish teenager first staged a "School Strike for Climate" in front of the Swedish Parliament in August last year. She continued to gain international attention after speaking at the U.N. Climate Talks in Poland last December.



Tuesday 23 April 2019

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE!

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According to tradition, the great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. It is impossible to be certain of the exact day on which he was born, but church records show that he was baptised on April 26, and three days was a customary amount of time to wait before baptising a newborn. 
He died in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1616; it is not clear how he died, and numerous suggestions have been put forward. In 1616, there was an outbreak of typhus (“The new fever”) which may have been the cause. The average life expectancy of someone born in London, England in the 16th century was about 35 years old, he died aged 52. 
He is buried in the sanctuary of the parish church, Holy Trinity.  Read here and here.


Sunday 21 April 2019

Thursday 18 April 2019

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

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Robert Louis Stevenson  was a Scottish essayist, poet, and author of fiction and travel books, best known for his novels Treasure Island (1881), Kidnapped (1886), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1889).  Read here.

Here  you can find a detailed analysis of the novel.