Did you know that.....

Jane Austen's most famous novel, "Pride and Prejudice", concerns the pursuit of love vs. the pursuit of financial security and social status?

And did you know that it has been the subject of many cinema adaptations? The latest one was released on September 2005 featuring Keira Knightly as Elizabeth Bennet and Matthew Macfadyen as Fitzwilliam Darcy...

Did you also know....

That Oscar Wilde was accused of homoeroticism because of his novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray"? The story is about a man who is in love with himself and wishes to stay forever young. He slides however into crime and cruelty, and his portrait is also at the same time being transformed depicting his moral decay.

Click here for details about Oscar Wilde: http//www.cmgww.com/historic/wilde/bio3.htm

And did you ever know that...

Many quotations that politicians, the Media and even you yourself use today are Shakesepare's words? "We have seen better days" , "What the dickens", "To be or not to be", "Fair Play", "Greek for me" are all Shakespeare's words!

Click here for more information on William Shakespeare's life, world and works

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