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‘The Rainbow’ is a 1915 novel by D.H. Lawrence. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family and is noted for its frank exploration of sexuality and psychological depth.
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‘The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling’ was published in 1749. This places it in the first half of the 18th century, marking a significant milestone in the development of the English novel.
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‘Kubla Khan’ is a famous poem (verse) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It was composed after an opium-induced dream and describes the exotic palace of the Mongol ruler Kublai Khan.
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T.S. Eliot was born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, in 1888. Although he later moved to England and became a British subject, his place of birth was the United States.
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O. Henry was the pseudonym used by William Sydney Porter. He adopted the pen name while in prison, and became famous for his short stories characterizing the life of ordinary people in New York City.
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George Bernard Shaw is widely considered the most significant British playwright since Shakespeare. His modern dramas, such as ‘Pygmalion’ and ‘Saint Joan’, address social issues with wit and intellect.
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Bertrand Russell, a British philosopher and mathematician, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950. He was honored for his varied and significant writings in which he championed humanitarian ideals.
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‘A Farewell to Arms’ is a novel by Ernest Hemingway set during the Italian campaign of World War I. It is a love story between the American expatriate Frederic Henry and Catherine Barkley.
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Jonathan Swift is the foremost satirist in English literature. His works like ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ and ‘A Modest Proposal’ are masterpieces of irony, exposing human folly and social corruption.
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Robert Browning was a major poet of the Victorian Age. Alongside Tennyson, he defined the era's poetry, particularly through his development of the dramatic monologue form.