Quotes on the English Language
Quotes on the English Language, aphorisms, quotations, thoughts and ideas by great authors and writers on the English language by English-culture.com We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if …
Canada snapshot
The land was first claimed for King Henry VII of England by John Cabot when he landed on the Canadian Eastern Coast in 1497, just five years after Columbus famous voyage. Then …
The World of English Language
The World of English Language, a world language, the lingua franca of the modern era, with a brief chronology of the History of English and its expansion We all live in a …
Rise of Journalism
Rise of journalism. The reasonable man, the age of the Novel and Journalism. The Augustan Age in England, Poetry and Drama. ‘Those great men whom we propose to ourselves as that the …
George Mikes on Italy
George Mikes on Italy, some quotes, ideas, thoughts and humorous remarks on the Italian nation and its funny people plus some other useful resources. What can possibily happen in the world at …
Short news about Italy
The name Italy comes from the word Italia, meaning “calf land,” perhaps because the bull was a symbol of the Southern Italian tribes. Historical News The capital of Italy is Rome (also …
The nature and essence of literature
The nature and essence of literature. A short summary of English and American Literary and Historic Topics, with great quotes and aphorisms. (with a pdf file) Every interpretation of a text is …
Fish, fishers and good humour.
Three men in a boat, published in 1889, is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a two-week boating holiday on the Thames from Kingston upon Thames to Oxford …
Short history of England and literary notes
Short history of England and literary notes from the origin up to modern age The first inhabitants of Britain were the Iberians, they had settled in the country between 3000 and 2000 …
Thoughts about literature
I realized early on that the academy and the literary world alike – and I don’t think there really is a distinction between the two – are always dominated by fools, knaves, …
George Mikes and The English Language
George Mikes and The English Language. I Thought I knew English. A short and amusing article about English written by a very nice humorous and brilliant writer. I THOUGHT I KNEW ENGLISH …