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...MOVIE IS BETTER: There's a lot more of the grit of everyday life in 18th century rural Britain that was commonplace to Austen but is new to us. Animals wander through the house. There's mud everywhere. Also, it ends with a kiss...
...J.F.O. McAllister's article on Prince Charles and his efforts to change his public image as an "ineffectual, eccentric, emotionally stunted" person. The royal family, throughout British history, has meaningfully contributed to the success and magnificent evolution of the nation. All over the world, when people mention Britain, it immediately brings to mind the royal family and especially Queen Elizabeth II, one of the great figures of the 20th century. George Agathokleous Athens Legacy of a Legend At a school function, i learned of the death of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks from an eighth-grade student...
...have time even to read CliffsNotes? Come January, Britain's Dot Mobile will roll out a new cell-phone service that summarizes literary classics in ultra-terse text messages. The firm aims to "fillet" pertinent plot points and provide another important study aid by highlighting key quotes. Who's helping the company distill the works of Austen, Dickens and Shakespeare into précis such as the one below of Romeo and Juliet? John Sutherland, who chaired the judging panel for this year's Man Booker Prize for fiction. The University College London professor says text messaging's "educational opportunities...
...fashionable Marylebone district. The space will show traditional and contemporary Asian arts in its gallery, and host lectures (past subjects have included Sichuan cookery and Persian mysticism) and concerts by top Asian musicians. It also features a pan-Asian caf? and a business unit to foster trade links between Britain and the East. Asia House will certainly be a great place to spot similarities and enjoy differences. tel: (44-20) 7307 5454; www.asiahouse.org
...books staking out novel positions on education, politics, society, religion and the Enlightenment itself. He quickly became estranged from many former friends, and soon after persecuted by the authorities. After his 1762 critique of religion in “Emile” he fled first to Switzerland, then to Britain, and then, after a bizarre spat with David Hume, back to Paris—where he now lies in the crypt of the Pantheon.In choosing to present rather than to judge Rousseau’s character, Damrosch effectively frees the reader from judging. People who have heard of Rousseau sometimes...