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2 giorni fa · Recognizable modern apocalyptic novels had existed since at least the first third of the 19th century, when Mary Shelley's The Last Man (1826) was published; however, this form of literature gained widespread popularity after World War II, when the possibility of global annihilation by nuclear weapons entered the public consciousness.
3 giorni fa · Gone with the Wind is a novel by American writer Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. The story is set in Clayton County and Atlanta, both in Georgia, during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
5 giorni fa · Brave New World, novel by Aldous Huxley, published in 1932. The book presents a nightmarish vision of a future society. Plot summary. Brave New World is set in 2540 ce, which the novel identifies as the year AF 632. AF stands for “after Ford,” as Henry Ford ’s assembly line is revered as god-like; this era began when Ford introduced his Model T.
4 giorni fa · The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Last Updated: Jun 27, 2024 • Article History. Virginia Woolf. Original name in full: Adeline Virginia Stephen. Born: January 25, 1882, London, England. Died: March 28, 1941, near Rodmell, Sussex (aged 59) Notable Works: “A Room of One’s Own” “Between the Acts” “Flush” “Freshwater” “Jacob’s Room”
- She was best known for her novels, especially Mrs. Dalloway (1925) and To the Lighthouse (1927). She also wrote pioneering essays on artistic theor...
- Virginia Woolf was married to British man of letters, publisher, and internationalist Leonard Woolf. They met before 1904 and married in August 1912.
- Virginia Woolf drowned herself in Sussex, England, on March 28, 1941, when she was 59 years old.
- In addition to Mrs. Dalloway (1925) and To the Lighthouse (1927), she wrote the novels The Voyage Out (1915), Jacob’s Room (1922), Orlando (1928),...
3 giorni fa · The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven portal fantasy novels by British author C. S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes and originally published between 1950 and 1956, the series is set in the fictional realm of Narnia, a fantasy world of magic, mythical beasts and talking animals.
3 giorni fa · This list describes novels and short stories in which time travel is central to the plot or the premise of the work. Works created prior to the 18th century are listed in Time travel § History of the time travel concept .
1 giorno fa · The Continuation War, also known as the Second Soviet-Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II. It began with a Finnish declaration of war and invasion on 25 June 1941 and ended on 19 September 1944 with the Moscow Armistice.
