After reading a memoir excerpt about a drug addict, who was jealous of his peer, I began wondering if the author is intending to be unreliable. The memoir's account was practically as drunk as the author in the original context. That seems fitting considering it was a memoir that included drug ad...

The opening words of Jane Austen's Emma (1816) describe the eponymous heroine as follows: "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich ...." The novel shows very clearly how much prestige and power Emma and her father have on account of their wealth. For example, whenever Emma has plans for the ev...

I vaguely remember a story that I read in english class during middle school (ca 2009) about a boy being turned into mannequin. From what I remember the boy was dipped in waxed by evil villain and then while still alive placed in the shop windows. The shop might have been Harrods, though I very u...

I once read a book that had this phrase and sadly I never bookmarked it. I don't remember the exact words but is the idea in general. Does someone know where does it come from?

I can understand why Dominique was ultimately attracted to him. He really was the "Superman" she wanted, although it took her almost the whole novel to realize it. But Dominique disdained Roark for most of the novel, and dated his rival. So what did he see in her that caused his love to last for...