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Political and Social Events
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The American Revolution
1776-1783 The thirteen colonies fought against the British to win independence from Great Britain. -
Songs of Innocence
William Blake wrote the songs for children. They are like nursery rhymes. -
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Literary events
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The French Revolution
The French got mad at the King and Queen for the outrageous taxes and they started destroying things and going against the king's orders. -
Vindication of the Rights of Women
Written by Mary Wollstonecraft, this book was the first great feminist literary work. -
Tales from Shakespeare
Charles and Mary Lamb wrote this for young readers and it is written in the old english that Shakespeare wrote in. Their tales are taken from Shakespeare's tragedies. -
Grimm's Fairytales
It is 53 different fairytales put together in a book. There are many fairytales that people today still read such as "Cinderella", "Rapunzel", and "Hansel and Gretel". -
Pride and Prejudice
This story is about the main character's life and how she deals with the things that happen to her -
Frankenstein
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is about a creature that was created in a scientific way. Mary started writing this book when she was 19 and it was published when she was 21. -
American Dictionary of the English Language
Noah Webster wrote the first American dictionary to establish a system of rules to govern spelling, grammer, and reading. -
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Victor Hugo writes about a deformed hunchback who becomes the King of Fools in the beginning of the story. This story is about the trials this hunchback must go through to make his church leader, that he rings the bell for, happy.