When the Pevensie children - Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy - step through a wardrobe door in the strange country house where they are staying, they find themselves in the land of Narnia. Frozen in eternal winter, Narnia is a land of snow and pine forests, and its creatures are enslaved by the terrible White Witch. Tempted by the promise of endless Turkish Delight, Edmund becomes the White Wi…
“The True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid.”
Amgash, Illinois, bukan hanya kota tempat Lucy Barton tumbuh dewasa . Bersama saudara kandung, sepupu, dan teman, Lucy tinggal dan merasakan kejamnya hidup di pinggiran kota tersebut. Kini mereka sudah menjalani hidup masing-masing: Dottie si pemilik penginapan B&B, Pete si pembersih sekolah, Patty si guru konseling, dan Lucy sendiri menjadi penulis. Setelah dewasa, takdir mempertemukan para t…
Lassie adalah anjing collie cantik dan pintar, kesayangan Joe Carraclough. Setiap hari Lassie menjemput Joe di sekolahnya. Ketika ayah Joe kehilangan pekerjaan, Lassie terpaksa dijual. Tiga kali Lassie kabur dari pemilik barunya dan pulang ke rumah Joe, namun selalu dikembalikan oleh ayah Joe. Akhirnya si pemilik baru membawa Lassie ke wilayah terpencil Skotlandia yang sangat jauh, supaya dia …
Hamlet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his attempts to exact revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother. Hamlet is considered among the "most powerful and influenti…
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare c. 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict among four Athenian lovers. Another follows a group of six amateur actors rehearsing the play which they are to perform before the wedding. Both groups find the…
In the English countryside, a poor tinker named Christopher Sly becomes the target of a prank by a local lord. Finding Sly drunk out of his wits in front of an alehouse, the lord has his men take Sly to his manor, dress him in his finery, and treat him as a lord. When Sly recovers, the men tell him that he is a lord and that he only believes himself to be a tinker because he has been insane for…
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers. Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances …