853 Results with the "Fiction" genre


    • LETTER–To Edgar Allan Poe Cover
      by LovelyMay Letter to Edgar Allan Poe opens with a reflection on the peculiar hostility that followed Poe even after death, especially from fellow American writers. While many hailed him as a literary master abroad, his own country often treated him with skepticism. This may have been fueled by his sharp criticism and bold commentary, which spared no one. Poe’s honesty in literary reviews unsettled a scene unprepared for such directness. In doing so, he gained as many enemies as admirers. It is ironic that a man of…
    • LETTER–To Charles Dickens Cover
      by LovelyMay Letter to Charles Dickens begins not with division, but with a call for balance—between voices, between readers, between the living force of your imagination and the measured realism of your great peer, Thackeray. Though their methods differed, both you and he worked toward understanding the heart of humanity, seen not only in drawing rooms but also in workhouses and alleys. The letter dismisses petty rivalry, instead urging appreciation of how both authors shaped the English novel. Your pages, Charles,…
    • LETTER–To Alexandre Dumas Cover
      by LovelyMay Letter to Alexandre Dumas opens with recognition of a literary legacy as rich and enduring as the great legends passed down through generations. Your pages, filled with vitality and courage, have not aged but only deepened in resonance. Though you once feared your creations might vanish like castles in the sand, their strength now appears more elemental—etched into culture, unshaken by time or fashion. Like the stories of Scheherazade or Boccaccio, yours continue to charm, stir, and thrill. Your voice,…
    • LETTER–Epistle to Mr. Alexander Pope Cover
      by LovelyMay Letter Epistle to Mr. Alexander Pope sets the tone for a reflection that is at once admiring and interrogative, as the writer examines the complicated aura that surrounds Pope’s poetic legacy. Rather than offer blind praise, the letter moves carefully between Pope’s enduring influence and the thorny criticisms that have shadowed his name. Those who study Pope often do so with divided minds—some celebrate his wit and linguistic precision, while others accuse him of vanity and self-interest. His garden…
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      Lemon Pie

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      by LovelyMay Lemon pie, with its sun-bright filling and flaky crust, evokes more than the taste of sugar and citrus—it calls forth a mood of peace and comfort. In the chapter, the narrator’s appreciation for this humble dessert becomes a tribute to the small but powerful ways joy enters the home. Each slice of pie seems to lift the weight of a long day, turning silence at the table into smiles and conversations. It's not just the sweetness or the craftsmanship behind it that matters—it’s the atmosphere it…
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      Just Folks

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      by LovelyMay Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest is a heartwarming collection of poems that celebrate the everyday lives, struggles, and joys of ordinary people, capturing the essence of kindness, simplicity, and the beauty of human connections.
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      Just Folks

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      by LovelyMay Just Folks begins with a portrait of a town that thrives not on noise, but on kindness. In this place, people are not judged by wealth or status, but by their decency and spirit. Neighbors greet one another with sincerity, and conversations lift hearts rather than weigh them down. Gossip finds no ground here because it is met with silence or replaced by praise. The people value cheer over cynicism, and they live by the principle that it is better to build others up than to tear them down. It's not a…
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    • Jim Lancy’s Waterloo Cover
      by LovelyMay Jim Lancy's Waterloo begins in the quiet aftermath of hardship, where courage isn’t loud but steady. Catherine Ford, once tethered to the predictable rhythms of married life, now finds herself standing alone against the elements, her husband buried beneath the Nebraska soil. But she does not retreat. With her children to raise and a homestead to maintain, she chooses not just survival but dignity. Her presence in the harsh prairie is not defined by loss but by action. The land offers little softness, yet…
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      Ivanoff

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      by LovelyMay Ivanoff by Anton Chekhov is a tragic play that centers on the character of Ivanoff, a man overwhelmed by a sense of purposelessness, guilt, and emotional despair, leading to his strained relationships and ultimate confrontation with his own failures.
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      Iron Flame

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Iron Flame is the high­ly antic­i­pat­ed sequel to Fourth Wing in Rebec­ca Yarros’ best­selling Empyre­an series. Pick­ing up where the first book left off, it fol­lows Vio­let Sor­ren­gail as she faces even greater tri­als at Bas­giath War Col­lege. With dead­ly secrets, shift­ing alliances, and inten­si­fy­ing bat­tles, Vio­let must fight not just for sur­vival but for the future of her world. Full of action, romance,…
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