english authors

A companion to "The Chronicles of Narnia," explaining how their creator, C.S. Lewis, came to write them, what sort of person he was, and the hidden meaning of the Narnia stories.

Discusses London locations that have inspired or been home to such authors as Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway, and Salman Rushdie, arranged period by period from the Norman Conquest through the end of the twentieth century, and provides addresses and brief descriptions of approximately ninety places to visit.

Novelist Maurice Bendrix's love affair with his friend's wife comes to an end when a bomb explodes during the Blitz rendering Maurice unconscious and Sarah makes a pact with God that she will end the affair if he spares Maurice's life.

C.S. Lewis tells the story of how he passed from atheism to Christianity, giving information on his childhood and adolescence as background to understanding his spiritual life.

Discusses the life and times of the famous English playwright, William Shakespeare.

Portrays the childhood of Alice Liddell, who was the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland." Includes instructions for throwing a mad tea party and other games.

Describes the life of John Bunyan, itinerant English Puritan preacher and author of many religious books and sermons, including "Pilgrim's Progress.".

A biography and literary study of one of the best-known and best-loved English authors.

A biography of English author Philip Pullman.

Presents the life and works of Shakespeare. Includes activities to introduce Elizabethan times, including making costumes, making and using a quill pen, and binding a book by hand.