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  1. 2 days ago · The book is a fictionalized autobiography of Ostrovsky's life: he had a difficult working-class childhood, became a Komsomol member in July 1919 and volunteered to join the Red Army. The novel's protagonist, Pavel Korchagin, represented the "young hero" of Russian literature: he is dedicated to his political causes, which help him to overcome his tragedies. [ 80 ]

  2. 3 days ago · This autumn, we’re excited to tour three new productions across England in a season of folktales filled with secrets, magic and mystery. Charting the Romantic movement in literature and music from its birth in the late 18th century to its end 100 years later, this season explores how this new and radical way of thinking shaped how we think about ourselves and the world around us.

  3. 4 days ago · The book is a fictionalized autobiography of Ostrovsky's life, who had a difficult working-class childhood and became a Komsomol member in July 1919 and went to the front as a volunteer. The novel's protagonist, Pavel Korchagin, represented the "young hero" of Russian literature: he is dedicated to his political causes, which help him to overcome his tragedies.

  4. 10 hours ago · Fyodor Dostoevsky, born on 11 November [ O.S. 30 October] 1821 in Moscow, was the second child of Dr. Mikhail Dostoevsky and Maria Dostoevskaya (born Nechayeva). He was raised in the family home in the grounds of the Mariinsky Hospital for the Poor, which was in a lower class district on the edges of Moscow. [ 17]

  5. 6 days ago · 1997's Wizard and Glass, the fourth book published in the Dark Tower series, is unique because the majority of the novel is a story with a story, one giant flashback. So, while it is the fourth book in the series, most of the events in Wizard and Glass are actually some of the earliest in the timeline, chronologically. The story takes as the ...

  6. 5 days ago · As this is one of the longer novels in the Lord John Grey series, it makes sense to give people some time to catch up and get the book. So, we’ll start the read-through on Monday, Aug. 12. There are 41 chapters in the story. So, with our weekday posts, that will take us to Monday, Sept. 7. That will allow us for some time off before we move ...

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  8. 3 days ago · Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner synopsis. The book takes place in 1760. We’re now 14 years on from when the Battle of Culloden took place, but Jamie Fraser is still a paroled prisoner at Helwater, in the Lake District. You may want to read Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade first, as there were events in that book that come up in ...