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The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 13
by Oscar Wilde Chapter 12Chapter 14Chapter 13 He passed out of the room and began the ascent, Basil Hallward following close behind. They walked softly, as men do instinctively at night…Ruth Orkin
Ruth Orkin was a celebrated American photographer, known mostly for photos from her New York City apartment and for her 1951 photograph An American Girl in Italy. Orkin grew up in Hollywood, the…Malta Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures
Malta is an island country located in the Mediterranean Sea, and is also known as Repubblikka ta’ Malta, or the Republic of Malta. It is situated south of Sicily and north of Tunisia. The island…Road Show: A Guide to Summer Music Festivals
by Beth Rowen The Smashing PumpkinsSource:Archive Photos Sarah McLachlanSource:Archive Photos School's out and that means summer entertainment is in full swing. There's no shortage of…Amy Lowell: The Bombardment
The BombardmentSlowly, without force, the rain drops into the city. It stops a moment on the carved head of Saint John, then slides on again, slipping and trickling over his stone cloak. It…Brewer's: Glass Houses
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. When, on the union of the two crowns, London was inundated with Scotchmen, Buckingham was a chief instigator of the movement against…The History of Skyscrapers
A race to the top by Karen Barss The Chrysler Building, in New York City, once the tallest building in the world The John Hancock Tower, in Boston, Massachusetts Skyscrapers &…A Boy's Will: To the Thawing Wind
by Robert Frost Wind and Window FlowerA Prayer in SpringTo the Thawing Wind He calls on change through the violence of the elements. COME with rain, O loud Southwester! Bring the singer…Poems by Emily Dickinson: XLVI ("Heart not so heavy")
by EmilyDickinsonXLVXLVIIXLVI Heart not so heavy as mine, Wending late home, As it passed my window Whistled itself a tune, — A careless snatch, a ballad, A ditty of the street; Yet to…Amy Lowell: Bath
BathThe day is fresh-washed and fair, and there is a smell of tulips and narcissus in the air.The sunshine pours in at the bath-room window and bores through the water in the bath-tub in…