Learn about James Salter, his childhood and how he got interested in literature
James Salter discussing his childhood and interest in books, from the documentary James Salter: A Sport and a Pastime (2011).
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Learn from classicist Gilbert Highet and these dramatizations about three themes that tie together Homer's Odyssey. This 1965 video is a production of Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corporation.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.What do a frog and a poet have in common? Ask Robert Frost.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.The Bigfoot story dates back to Native American and Indigenous Canadian folklore.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.“It is a truth universally acknowledged...”Media Editors: Meg Matthias , Lauren Sims
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Alice Walker published The Color Purple in 1982. With it, she became the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.On January 1, 1818, a small London publisher printed 500 copies of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus on the cheapest paper available. That was only the beginning.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Learn about essential elements of the novel—including mood, motivation, characterization, and style—with editor and anthologist Clifton Fadiman and actors from London's Old Vic theater company. This is a 1962 production of Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corporation.
