Biography of Jane Austen

Jane Austen was a major English novelist, whose brilliantly witty, elegantly structured satirical fiction marks the transition in English literature from 18th century neo-classicism to 19th century romanticism.
Jane Austen was born on 16 December, 1775, at the rectory in the village of Steventon, near Basingstoke, in Hampshire. The seventh of eight children of the Reverend George Austen and his wife, Cassandra, she was educated mainly at home and never lived apart from her family. She had a happy childhood amongst all her brothers and the other boys who lodged with the family and whom Mr Austen tutored. From her older sister, Cassandra, she was inseparable. To amuse themselves, the children wrote and performed plays and charades, and even as a little girl Jane was encouraged to write. The reading that she did of the books in her father's extensive library provided material for the short satirical sketches she wrote as a girl.
At the age of 14 she wrote her first novel, Love and Freindship (sic) and then A History of England by a partial, prejudiced and ignorant Historian, together with other very amusing juvenilia. In her early twenties Jane Austen wrote the novels that were later to be re-worked and published as Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey. She also began a novel called The Watsons which was never completed.
As a young woman Jane enjoyed dancing (an activity which features frequently in her novels) and she attended balls in many of the great houses of the neighbourhood. She loved the country, enjoyed long country walks, and had many Hampshire friends. It therefore came as a considerable shock when her parents suddenly announced in 1801 that the family would be moving away to Bath. Mr Austen gave the Steventon living to his son James and retired to Bath with his wife and two daughters. The next four years were difficult ones for Jane Austen. She disliked the confines of a busy town and missed her Steventon life. After her father's death in 1805, his widow and daughters also suffered financial difficulties and were forced to rely on the charity of the Austen sons. It was also at this time that, while on holiday in the West country, Jane fell in love, and when the young man died, she was deeply upset. Later she accepted a proposal of marriage from Harris Bigg-Wither, a wealthy landowner and brother to some of her closest friends, but she changed her mind the next morning and was greatly upset by the whole episode.
After the death of Mr Austen, the Austen ladies moved to Southampton to share the home of Jane's naval brother Frank and his wife Mary. There were occasional visits to London, where Jane stayed with her favourite brother Henry, at that time a prosperous banker, and where she enjoyed visits to the theatre and art exhibitions. However, she wrote little in Bath and nothing at all in Southampton.
Then, in July, 1809, on her brother Edward offering his mother and sisters a permanent home on his Chawton estate, the Austen ladies moved back to their beloved Hampshire countryside. It was a small but comfortable house, with a pretty garden, and most importantly it provided the settled home which Jane Austen needed in order to write. In the seven and a half years that she lived in this house, she revised Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice and published them ( in 1811 and 1813) and then embarked on a period of intense productivity. Mansfield Park came out in 1814, followed by Emma in 1816 and she completed Persuasion (which was published together with Northanger Abbey in 1818, the year after her death). None of the books published in her life-time had her name on them — they were described as being written "By a Lady". In the winter of 1816 she started Sanditon, but illness prevented its completion.
Jane Austen had contracted Addisons Disease, a tubercular disease of the kidneys (see Jane Austen's Illness by Sir Zachary Cope, British Medical Journal, 18 July 1964 and Australian Addisons Disease Assoc.). No longer able to walk far, she used to drive out in a little donkey carriage which can still be seen at the Jane Austen Museum at Chawton. By May 1817 she was so ill that she and Cassandra, to be near Jane's physician, rented rooms in Winchester. Tragically, there was then no cure and Jane Austen died in her sister's arms in the early hours of 18 July, 1817. She was 41 years old. She is buried in Winchester Cathedral.

Biography of Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens was one of the most influential and greatest novelists/writers ever born during the Victorian era. He was born on 7 February 1812 in Land port (Portsea), Hampshire to John Dickens who was a clerk in the Navy Pay Office and Charles’s his mother's name was Elizabeth. Charles was second of the eight children in the Dickens family.

Charles’s family moved to London In 1814, when he was just two years and. Further after two years in 1816, the Dickens family settled at Kingdom of Kent where Charles spent early years of his childhood. His parents taught him reading and writing and also helped in development of his intellectual capabilities. From early age of his childhood, Charles was interested in reading books and had his own small collection of books in his room. He read books of Robinson Crusoe, Roderick Random, Humphrey Clinker, and Don Quixote etc.

Charles attended a school at Clover Lane, Chatham for about two years after which his family moved to Bayham Street, Camden Town. Charles was admitted to a new school at Camden Town, which had its own strict rules and regulations. Near 1822-23, economical condition of his family worsened and he was forced to discontinue his schooling. He was sent to earn money in a blacking warehouse, Hungerford Market, London for about two year. His family was kept in Marshalea debtor's prison. During the last two years of labor, Charles faced humiliation, evil social treatment, and other poor social condition etc. that incited him against the situation he was living in.

Further in 1824, Charles studied at Wellington House Academy, London for next two years and in 1827 he attended Mr. Dawson's School. During the period from 1827 to 28, he worked as an office boy at a Law Office. During this time, Charles never gave up his interest of reading, and always managed to get some time out for reading after work. From 1830, he worked as a shorthand reporter at Doctor's Commons. Being a reporter at 19, Charles became a perfectionist and was known for his accurate reports. Charles became parliamentary reporter and worked for True Son, next he worked for Mirror of Parliament, a magazine and a chronicle (two years each). While working as reporter Charles wrote short stories, essays and drew sketches. His comic character Mr. Pickwick appeared in papers and became very popular, bringing Charles a very high reputation in 1836, in the same year, he was married to Catherine who was a daughter of George Hogarth.

From 1837 till 1841, Charles took on writing novels, but his novels were published in small parts instead of whole of a novel at a time. He wrote novels like Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickelby and Old Curiosity Shop. From 1841 to 1860, Charles wrote few more novels, which were very much based on his personal experience. David Copperfield, Bleak House, and ‘A Tale of Two Cities Great Expectations’ etc. are among his famous work during that period. He also took part in protests and campaigns against social injustice, hypocrisy in the society and wrote stories, pamphlets and plays in that context. Till 1868, he traveled to many places and gave lectures in US and England. While doing all this, he continued his work and wrote numerous novels, books and plays. His work includes fiction, mystery, satirical writing on the social condition etc.

ZINEDINE ZIDANE

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BIOGRAPHY OF STANLEY KUBRICK

Stanley Kubrick was born on July 26, 1928 in New York, and died on March 7,1999. Stanley wasn't a brilliant student in the school. Although he was very intelligent, his marks were quite low. Looking for motivating his intelligence, his father made the decision to give him a camera when Kubrick was 13. He began to take photos for all New York City, and ended up working for Look magazine on a regular basis. After that, he is interested in film and begins shooting his first documentaries and short films in the 1950. In 1953 wheeled her first film. His pressure caused even her divorce with his wife. His two following films open the doors of Hollywood and allow him to direct nothing less than to Kirk Douglas in "Paths of Gloria".To his next film returned to Douglas. It would be overproduction Spartacus, was a succes in cinema. Shortly after he returned to divorce, and moved his residence to United Kingdom. His first feature film in "English" was Lolita, the adaptation of the classic by Vladimir Nabokov. Six years later, he collaborated with Arthur C. Clarke to adapt a novel of own Clarke. In 2001 a space Odyssey marked time in the science fiction film, and is considered one of the masterpieces of cinema history.But there was so much talent. Enough to direct another masterpiece, Clockwork Orange, shocked by its sexuality and violence. He couldn't direct the continuation to the Exorcist, was content to carry the film one of the novels of Stephen King's "The shining", a new success. It took no less than 7 years in directing his next film. Again a violent social criticism in the "metallic jacket", reflecting the darkest part of the wars. Twelve years after, Kubrick decided to return to roll. Stanley Kubrick died at the end of his film "Eyes wide shut".

SUMMARY OF "GHOST"

The main character had four milion of dolars in his bank account. Carl was his best friend and he needs money to deal with drugs. One day, Sam and his girlfriend Molly wandered at street when a evil man, called Willy Lopez, tries to steal something, and accidentaly he kills Sam, but Sam's spirit stay there, he turned into a ghost.
Later Sam visit a medium, called Oda Mae, and he ask her to help his girlfriend Molly, and she accepted, but Molly didn't believe him.
After that, Sam realizes that Carl wanted his four milion dolars, to make a transfer, and Sam made Carl's life impossible.
Then, Sam said Oda Mae that she had help him again, and Sam and the medium went together at bank to locked the bank account. So willy and Carl became crazy and went to Oda Mae's house to kill her. So willy is run over by a track on the street because of Sam and dies.
Later Carl, desperate, goes to Sam's house and threatens Molly to tell him where the money, but Sam hits Carl until himself, at the window, dies too.
At the end of the film, Oda Mae and Molly see as Sam fades and goes to heaven.

MY PRESENTATION

I'm Eloy Ferrando, a boy of Guadasequies, a little village near Beniganim, and I have sixteen years old. I study every day in IES les Foies of Beniganim, the village school. I'm in first of science bachelor, and I choose English practise as optional subject. This blog I created to this subject, and I hope it's a place to discuss and learn english too.
I will upload my favorites videos and others, about music, films... and I want that you comment in my blog to be a very good place to speak, comment, give opinions, and the most important thing, LEARN ENGLISH!

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