Walt Whitman has somewhere a fine and just distinction between "loving by allowance" and "loving with personal love". This distinction applies to books as well as to men and women; and in the case of the not very numerous authors who are the objects of the personal affection, it brings a curious consequence with it. There is much more difference as to their best work than in the case of those o…
“I am tired of submitting my will to the caprices of others; of resigning my own judgment in deference to those to whom I owe no duty, and for whom I feel no respect...” Lady Susan adalah novel epistolari (dalam bentuk surat) karya Jane Austen tentang Lady Susan Vernon, janda cantik nan manipulatif yang licik mencari suami kaya untuk dirinya dan menikahkan putrinya, Frederica, dengan pria …
Elizabeth Bennet is quick to make assumptions on first meeting eligible bachelor Mr. Darcy, believing him to be arrogant and aloof. And when she learns of a dark story from his past, she takes yet more firmly against him, even as - despite himself - he is increasingly drawn to her sharp wits and good looks. But could first impressions have been deceiving?
"Your worm is your only emperor for diet. We fat all creatures else to feed us, and we fat purselves for maggots."
White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a bittersweet tale of love, loneliness, and fleeting connection set in the dreamy, twilight streets of St. Petersburg. The story follows a solitary, sensitive narrator who meets a young woman named Nastenka during one of his nightly walks. Over the course of four nights and a morning, they share their stories, dreams, and emotions, forming a deep bond roote…
"Plese, Sir, I want some more."
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson is a chilling story about the dual nature of humans. It follows Dr. Jekyll, a respected scientist who creates a potion that turns him into Mr. Hyde, a violent, cruel version of himself with no morals. At first, Jekyll enjoys the freedom Hyde gives him, but things quickly spiral out of control as Hyde's actions grow darker …
Metamorfosis adalah novel pendek yang ditulis oleh Franz Kafka dan pertama kali diterbitkan pada tahun 1915. Salah satu karya Kafka yang paling terkenal, Metamorfosis menceritakan kisah seorang penjual Gregor Samsa, yang suatu pagi terbangun dan mendapati dirinya berubah secara misterius menjadi seekor serangga besar dan kemudian berjuang untuk menyesuaikan diri dengan kondisi baru ini. Nove…
genre fiksi spekulatif yang menggambarkan masyarakat atau komunitas ideal yang dianggap sempurna dalam aspek pemerintahan, hukum, dan kondisi sosial, ekonomi, atau lingkungan tertentu. Istilah ini diciptakan oleh Sir Thomas More dalam bukunya yang terbit pada tahun 1516, Utopia. Kesetaraan Sosial dan Ekonomi: Masyarakat utopis sering kali menghapuskan kemiskinan dan kesenjangan kelas, dengan ke…