Theodore Dreiser Theodore Dreiser was born August 27, 1871 in Terre Haute, Indiana. The younger brother of Paul Dresser, a well-known songwriter, Theodore was a famous novelist known for his outstanding American writing of naturalism. He was also a leading figure in a national literary m...

MORALITY AND RELIGION IN DEFOE'S WRITING ( ROBINSON CRUSOE AND MOLL FLANDERS ) Daniel Defoe was born in 1660.Daniel received a very good education as his father hoped he would become a minister , but Daniel was not interested.His family were Dissenters, Presbyterians to be p...

A Life Of Poverty Charles Dickens works are wonderful pieces of literature. His works are not only just about worldly problems but also discuss " in an indiscreet manner" how his life when he was a child. As a child dickens lived a life of poverty and continued to do so till he start...

Piers Anthony's epic novel Bio of a Space Tyrant acts as a macrocosm of the treatment of refugees and their journeys to freedom. At the time of its creation in the early 1980's, the novel represents the Vietnameseboat people? more specifically, but can still stand for what refugees of all times an...

Daniel Defoe's acclaimed novel, Robinson Crusoe, is not only a great adventurous novel, but an amazing reflection of Defoe's moral beliefs, personal experiences, and political battles with the English monarchy. Throughout the course of this novel, references to defoe's own experiences come up again...