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"White Nights" (Russian: Белые ночи, romanized: Belye nochi; original spelling Бѣлыя ночи, Beliya nochi) is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky, originally published in 1848, early in the writer's career. [1] Like many of Dostoevsky's stories, "White Nights" is told in the first person by a nameless narrator.
Anne Sexton wrote an adaptation as a poem called "The White Snake" in her collection Transformations (1971), a book in which she re-envisions sixteen of the Grimm's Fairy tales. [ 9 ] The King's Servant, a short story in Maud Lindsay's The Story-teller (1915), is "adapted with a free hand" from Grimm's "White Snake."
That being said, if you are having trouble coming up with a list or even getting into the right frame of mind, these 30 Thanksgiving poems should help in an encouraging way. When you can't come up ...
This rhyme was first recorded in A. E. Bray's Traditions of Devonshire (Volume II, pp. 287–288) [2] in 1836 and was later collected by James Orchard Halliwell in the mid-19th century, varying the final lines to "The child that's born on Christmas Day/ Is fair and wise, good and gay."
The following 82 gratitude quotes from philosophers, writers, and public figures will inspire you to be grateful every day of the year. The Best Quotes for Practicing Gratitude
Here we have a collection of wholesome good news stories and random acts of kindness that show the good side of the human race. Compiled from the Giving Everyday project's Instagram account, they ...
"A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" is a short story by American author Ernest Hemingway, first published in Scribner's Magazine in 1933; it was also included in his collection Winner Take Nothing (1933). Plot synopsis
In recognition of National Teacher Appreciation Day (part of May 3-7 Teacher Appreciation Week), we want to pause and consider the vital role that our dedicated and hard-working educators play in ...