Literature of the 19th century contains many a thief, but to paraphrase L. Frank Baum: Is it a good thief or a bad thief? In the event that you are shaking your head and wondering how in the world there could even be such a thing as a good thief, you must remind yourself of ...
The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 was a favorite target for Charles Dickens; he never missed a chance to call attention to the law’s brutality or to deride its National Commissioners, its Boards of Guardians, and its petty officials (Brown 154). Few, of his major works fail to fire at least some satiric shots ...
It all began in 1970 with a German group called KRAFTWERK! Dozens of band members came and went over the course of four years experimenting with advanced electronic devices such as the Minimoog,an ARP Odyssey and EMS Synthi AKS as well as inventing their own machines. In 1974 they released the classic “Autobahn” album. This ...
Singer, songwriter, drummer, keyboardist and actor, Philip Collins was born in London, England in 1951. Before his musical career took off, Phil was a child actor, who appeared as the Artful Dodger in the London production of Oliver. He also appeared as an extra in the Beatles film, “A Hard Day’s Night” in 1964 and ...
Charles Dickens is my favorite author. Being a novelist myself, I learn from him all the time, which some editors will probably say is a mistake since “nobody writes this way anymore,” but I don’t care. He is one of the best, and his stories are absolutely unique. When I had begun putting together my ...
Occasionally I grab a subject out of the suggestion box presented by Associated Content and this is one of those occasions. In this instance the subject is my favorite novel. I certainly do have one and that would be Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. I read the book the first time when I was eight ...
