Unfortunately his erratic and strange behavior often worked against his ambitions. About 1796 he built in Wiltshire an extravagant Gothic castle, Fonthill Abbey, where he lived in mysterious seclusion and earned himself the reputation of an eccentric. Although not deeply interested in politics, he served in the House of Commons from 1784 to 1794 and from 1806 to 1820. Beckford is chiefly remembered today for the Gothic romance Vathek, a bizarre tale about the adventures of the shockingly cruel Caliph Vathek. The book was written in French but was first published (1786) in English translation. He was also the author of several books of travel and two burlesques on the sentimental novels of his day, The Elegant Enthusiast (1796) and Azemia (1797).
• William Blake: .
o 1757-1827, English poet and artist, b. London. Although he exerted a great influence on English romanticism , Blake defies characterization by school, movement, or even period. At the same time no poet has been more sensitive or responsive to the realities of the human condition and of his time.
• James Boswell: .
o 1740-95, Scottish author, b. Edinburgh; son of a distinguished judge. At his father's insistence the young Boswell reluctantly studied law. Admitted to the bar in 1766, he practiced throughout his life, but his true interest was in a literary career and in associating with the great men of his day. Boswell first met Samuel Johnson on a trip to London in 1763. The same year he traveled about the Continent, where he made the acquaintance of Rousseau and Voltaire. He achieved literary fame with his Account of Corsica (1768), based on his visit to that island and on his acquaintance with the Corsican patriot Pasquale Paoli. Boswell married his cousin Margaret Montgomerie in 1769. In 1773 Boswell became a member of Johnson's club, to which Burke, Garrick, Reynolds, Goldsmith, and other 18th-century luminaries also belonged.
Charles Dickens Charles Dickens is an extremely influential British author. ... This is an unprecedented task for any author before Dickens. ... Dickens is also considered one of the most influential authors of all time. ... Dickens was and will remain to be one of the most prominent authors in all of British Literature. ... Charles Dickens shaped British Literature. ...
At this point in the article the author seems to agree with the Greeks, He seems to speak directly towards the immoral act of removing a significant piece of history from the culture which produced it. ... The author introduces a document known as a firman which gives Elgin the right to put up scaffolding and remove pieces of stone and figures. ... The marbles have been there for so long they have now become a part of British heritage, they inspire British artists, and have been intertwined with British culture. ... They have become as much British history as Greek history and the British care...
We will criticize British Airways and the airline industry by making a comparison between the high-speed rail and the traditional air. ... The author notes that Eurostar's value is much less than 50% the cost of British Airways to Paris. ... British Airways tries to battle its rivals by attracting a particular segment of customers. ... (British Airways, 2010) Summing-up the results, British Airways must reevaluate its strategy in terms of substitution and commoditization in order to compete in the future. ... Consequently, we feel that one of the greatest challenges of 2020 British Airw...
Born at Motihari, near Nepal, in 1903; Eric Blair's father was an agent of the Opium Department of the British Raj. Not only was Blair's father involved with the government, his grandfather was as well apart of the British Raj. ... In addition to his novel writing, he began writing scripts for the British Broadcasting Company in 1941 over the Second World War. ... This later became the most popular book in Britain. ... Overcoming obstacles and set backs, George Orwell became a well-known British author in the English classroom. ...
Between the years of 1763 and 1776, the worsening relations between the colonies and Great Britain were illustrated by the views colonists had towards the British Parliament and King George III. ... Were the colonists justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain? ... One of these men was Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense, a pamphlet published in January 1776. ... The British also exercised unlimited powers to control the Colonies. Most Americans blamed the British for bringing hate and dissention to their homeland. ...
Many authors point at the late Victorian era as one of stagnation in the UK economy. Some feel that while other countries were enjoying rapid growth, Britain was under-performing and was being caught, and in some cases over-taken by other nations. ... The slowing down of British industrial growth was first commented upon by Hoffmann. ... Hobsbawm blames the British education system for what he sees as Britain falling behind other nations with its technology, he thinks there was an anti-technological bias in Victorian education. ... Landes sums up this argument when he says that there is ...
These were pulled from an article written my Michaela Canepari focusing on the translation of Asterix in Britain into English and Italian. ... It aims to see where the translation of Asterix in Britain can be situated in terms of contemporary translation theory. ... The authors René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo were enlisted to create a new comic book for the new magazine. ... However the remaining editions all take place outside of France in countries such as Spain, Switzerland, Germany and Britain. ... For example, the Spanish are portrayed as hot headed, the Swizz keep bank accounts fo...
In 1914 when the Great War started the British government wanted men to fight Germany; at the same time it wanted neutral countries to stay friendly to Britain. ... To instil this fear and hate of the Germans in the British public various campaigns were used. ... Milne, who was also the author of the children's classic's Winnie the Pooh This all came after a time when men's eyes were awaken to the fact that women did not have less ability than them, this had been proved in the first war. ... She is the blonde bombshell, with Hollywood glamour different from the British women. .....
The author qualifies the encounter at Lexington as the "transition between thought and action."" ... The British on the other hand showed no regard for the colonists' demands. ... The author describes the Parliament as very "parochial and provincial- in perspective. ... At first, it simply meant equality of rights with all the subjects of Great Britain. ... The author analyzes that funding of the revolutionary war became a serious issue. ...
