Category Archives: Historic
Kim – Rudyard Kipling
Title: Kim Author: Rudyard Kipling Publication Date: 1900 Review Score: 5/10 Set in India, just after the Second Afghan War, which ended in 1881, the story of Kim unravels against the backdrop of the British/Russian political conflict, known as the … Continue reading
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Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia – Samuel Johnson
Title: Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia Author: Samuel Johnson Publication Date: 1759 Review Score: 6/10 As one of the Prince’s of Abissinia, Rasselas has grown up in the Happy Valley, where all of his wants and desires are met and there … Continue reading
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The Castle of Otranto – Horace Walpole
Obsessed with preserving his noble blood line, the Prince of Otranto has decided to marry his one and only son at a young and tender age, but on the day of the wedding disaster strikes as a giant helmet falls … Continue reading
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