Literature. Part thirty five.

                                     The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde.

American ambassador Mr. Otis and his family arrived at a castle. The Otis family included Mr. and Mrs. Otis, the son Washington, the daughter Virginia, and the twins.

Not everyone believed in the ghost. But the strange things happened in the castle. Somebody thundered with chains. A red stain appeared on the floor.

Little Virginia wanted to meet the Canterville ghost. She disappeared in one day. All the members of the family looked for her but... Virginia appeared with jewels that were given to her by the ghost.

There are many movies, catoons, and theatrical plays about this novella. Book was translated in different languages.

Great people: O. Henry.

William Sydney Porter was born on September 11, 1862, Greensboro, North Carolina. His mother died when William was just three years old. Father's relatives taught little boy.

After school William Porter worked as a pharmacist. Also, he worked in a bank.

In 1887 William Sydney Porter married first time with Athol Estes. They had a daughter Margaret.

In 1890s he wrote and became a writer. William Porter's pen name is O. Henry.

O. Henry's novellas and short stories have humor and irony. For example, "The Gift of the Magi". Sad and happy Christmas story. He wrote many interesting short stories and novels such as: "The Last Leaf", Cabbages and Kings, "The Ransom of Red Chief", and etc. All were written with simple English language.

In 1907 writer married second time with Sara Lindsay Coleman.

O. Henry many did for American and world literature. Writer's life was hard but interesting. He died on June 5, 1910, in New York.

Literature. Part nineteen.

                                          "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry.

Johsy and Sue were young artists. They were living in one room.

In one day Johsy got sick pneumonia. She was sure that she died when the last leaf of ivy fell. Tree stayed on the street and Johnsy could see it through the window.

In their house lived old man named Behrman. He was an artist, too. Mr. Behrman wanted to make a masterpiece.

Johnsy srill saw the last leaf of the ivy. Several days later Johsy became better. Then she recovered.

Mr. Behrman died from pneumonia but he drew "the last leaf".

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Literature. Part eighteen.

                           The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

This book is very popular in the world. Novella tells about a boy, who live on the planet by himself.

Pilot has stopped in the Sahara desert and met the strange boy. He told about his adventures on Earth.

The fairy tale often tells about the relationship of children and adults.

The little prince told about his own planet in the space. On that place boy has one rose and three volcanoes. The main character travelled too other planets. He met a lot of adults there.

Pictures in the book are popular, too. This novella was translated on many languages.

There are many plays and cartoons about these book.

Some phrases and quotes from this classic work are very famous for us.

Novella.

Novella has similar parts of short story and novel . This kind of literature is written in prose. Novellas can range from fantastic to realistic. For example, Animal Farm by George Orwell. On this type of literature, movies can be shot.

Many novellas are studied in schools by students. Children are introduced to the characters in the books.

Novella appeared in Renaissance in Europe. So it developed in XIX century as literary genre. In that time, many famous novellas were written.

Today, this kind of literature is still written. In newspaper and magazines you can find  novellas about modern life.

In some books there are bright and colorful pictures.

P.S. This one of many literature genre. Mix of short story and novel. Next will be genre related to the theatre.

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