Fun trivia about Tarzan and his creator, Edgar Rice Burroughs Ray Bradbury called Tarzan’s creator ‘probably the most influential writer in the entire history of the world.’ What prompted such a statement? There’s no doubt that Edgar Rice Burroughs’ creation has become world-famous, but what is it about Tarzan that […]
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The Best Dystopian Novels Written Before Orwell’s 1984
10 interesting works of dystopian fiction that predate George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell‘s Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) is perhaps the most famous dystopian novel in the world, with the adjective ‘Orwellian’ being listed in the Oxford English Dictionary and the phrases ‘Big Brother’, ‘thoughtcrime’, and ‘newspeak’ being part of the language. But Orwell’s classic […]
Interesting Facts about William Blake’s ‘Jerusalem’
The history of the classic hymn ‘Jerusalem’ and its literary origins ‘Jerusalem’ is one of the most famous hymns around, a sort of alternative national anthem for England (and some, especially those of a republican persuasion, prefer it to ‘God Save the Queen’). But as with most things which we […]
The Curious Origins of Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Interesting facts about the surprising history of Tweedledum and Tweedledee Who is being described? Born in the north-west of England near Manchester, he was a literary man who was also noted in his day for his interest in science and mathematics. In terms of physical appearance, he was known for […]
Five Fascinating Facts about Ezra Pound
Fun Ezra Pound facts, including his unusual middle name and his even weirder fashion sense 1. Ezra Pound’s middle name was Loomis. Or rather, one of his middle names. Ezra Weston Loomis Pound was born in Idaho in 1885; a childhood friend was Hilda Doolittle, who would become known as an […]