The Voice Of Rain || Chapter Detailed

THE VOICE OF RAIN |:| DETAILED EXPLANATION |:| ABOUT THE AUTHOR WALTER "WALT" WHITMAN (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse.[1] His work was very controversial in its time,...

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A Photograph || Chapter Detailed

A PHOTOGRAPH |:| DETAILED EXPLANATION |:| ABOUT THE AUTHOR SHIRLEY TOULSON, who lives in Somerset, was drawn into the spell of Celtic Christianity as she worked on her books dealing with the oldest roads and folklore of Britain and Ireland, and found herself following the routes taken on their journeys by the saints of the early church. INTRODUCTION The poet remembers her mother who died about twelve years ago. There is a photograph...

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Beautiful White Horse || Summary

THE SUMMER OF THE  BEAUTIFUL WHITE HORSE |:| Summary |:| Aram and Mourad are cousins in the Garoghlanian family (an Armenian tribe), which has a reputation for honesty that has been maintained by its family members for hundreds of years. But the tribe is extremely poverty stricken though they never resort to unfair means to get money. Both boys long to ride a horse, but their poverty keeps them from their deepest dream. Early one...

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A Photograph || Summary

A PHOTOGRAPH |:| Summary |:| The cardboard; here it refers to the photo frame; showed the speaker how life was when the two cousin sisters went paddling; to propel or travel in a canoe or the like by using a paddle: to row lightly or gently with oars: to move by means of paddle wheels, as a steamer: to propel with a paddle: to spank or beat with or as with a paddle: to stir, mix, or beat with or as with a paddle: to convey by paddling,...

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Portrait Of A Lady || Summary

THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY |:| Summary |:| The writer speaks of his own grandmother. By the time, he wrote the story, she was quite old and all her hairs had been white. Her wrinkled face and body gave him a kind of surprise. Since twenty years, the writer is with his grandmother. People said that once the old lady was as beautiful as a fairy. Her husband – writer’s grandfather was also very handsome. His photo was being hung in the...

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