The critic, essayist and painter William Hazlitt (1778-1830) published and lectured widely on English literature, from Elizabethan drama to reviews of the latest work of his own time. His first extended work of literary criticism was Characters of Shakespeare's Plays, published in 1817. This volume from 1908 takes the text of the first edition and adds notes explaining complex terms to readers and an introduction by J. H. Lobban, a lecturer in English at Birkbeck College.
The aim of this book is to demystify the art of science fiction writing. Using exercises, examples, questionnaires and checklists, it helps turn ideas into stories that will sell. It guides the reader through themes, structure and plot and explains how to create memorable characters.
This book explores the virtues Shakespeare made of the cultural necessities of servants and service. Although all of Shakespeare's plays feature servants as characters, and many of these characters play prominent roles, surprisingly little attention has been paid to them or to the concept of service.
A collection of stories. For reading and listening practice
A book that can come in handy not only for students, but also for teachers who are tired of boring and dull articles so surprisingly similar in every coursebook. Fully original texts by Richard Vaughan tell us a couple of stories about ordinary people from around the world. At first their lives don't seem to be connected, but just you wait... the difficulty of vocabulary and grammar increases gradually from story to story.
