Isaac Newton was always a loner, preferring to spend his time contemplating the mysteries of the universe. When the plague broke out in London in 1665 he was forced to return home from college. It was during this period of so much death, that Newton ..

Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name. A name that is synonymous with scientific achievement. Born in Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo contributed to the era's great rebirth of knowledge. He invented a telescope with which he was able to observe the heavens.

At age 16,Ernest Shackleton, became an apprentice seaman. Subsequently, Ernest's incredible journeys to the South Pole in the early 1900s made him one of the most famous explorers of modern times. His courage in the face of dangerous conditions and ..

Die romantische Novelle von E.T.A. Hoffmann wird auch als Kunstmärchen bezeichnet, in dem Hexen, Zauberer, mystische bzw. phantastische Begegnungen und eine verstrickte Liebesgeschichte ihren Platz finden.

At the moment when Mabel wins Waddles the pig at the Mystery Fair, Dipper ruins his chance to impress Wendy. But when Dipper finds a way to travel back in time and changes his fate with Wendy, Mabel's fate also changes-for the worse. Will Dipper and ..

The Little Prince is a classic tale of equal appeal to children and adults. On one level it is the story of an airman's discovery, in the desert, of a small boy from another planet – the Little Prince of the title – and his stories of intergalactic ..

On one level this work is the story of an airman's discovery of a small boy from another planet in the desert and his stories of intergalactic travel, and on the other hand it is a thought-provoking allegory of the human condition.

„Der Schimmelreiter“, den Storm noch kurz vor seinem Tod vollendete, ist die herausragendste Novelle des Dichters. In ihr zeigt Theodor Storm den Aufstieg des Hauke Haien zum Deichgrafen. Dieser will seine Fähigkeiten durch den Bau eines neuartigen D ..