"A young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee, or a ragout." Join us for a classic satirical essay, written by the author of "Gulliver's Travels." In this, Swift (who originally published it anonymously) suggests that Ireland could eliminate economic problems and starvation, by selling poor children to rich people for food. In short, he was mocking the heartless attitude that the wealthy elite seemed to have toward those who were...
"A young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and ...
Join us for a classic masterpiece, revolving around love, jealousy, obligation, the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism, self-interest, religion, hypocrisy, political reform, education, and a deep psychological observation of human nature. Set in the fictitious town of Middlemarch, it has a huge cast of characters, including Dorothea Brooke, who is forced to deal with a disastrous marriage and the mean-spirited society around her. This is the seventh novel by George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans), and her most famous work.
Join us for a classic masterpiece, revolving around love, jealousy, obligation, the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism, self-interest, ...
"No writer has exceeded Paine in ease and familiarity of style; in perspicuity of expression, happiness of elucidation, and in simple unassuming language." - Thomas Jefferson Join us for one of the most historically significant, Earth-shattering documents ever written; one that pushed American colonists toward Revolution and led to the formation of the United States. Published in 1776, Thomas Paine challenges the authority of the British monarchy to rule over America. Using plain language, Paine spoke directly to the common people, stating his case for independence, actions that still...
"No writer has exceeded Paine in ease and familiarity of style; in perspicuity of expression, happiness of elucidation, and in simple unassuming langu...
"When it was a bright blue day, we could go and ride all day. We would ride until the stars came out at night. Not stars, but streetlights ruled our world. In the Summer, they meant an end to the day. In the Winter, they meant a few more hours left to play." In days long gone, back when life was simpler, or at least seemed to be, a young man spends his days playing in snow forts, and dodging the neighborhood bully. Life seems to be nearly perfect, lacking only one thing: a new pair of buckle boots. His old pair of zipper boots took too long to take on and off, the zipper always getting stuck....
"When it was a bright blue day, we could go and ride all day. We would ride until the stars came out at night. Not stars, but streetlights ruled our w...
