Language Arts Story Briefs

From fiction to non-fiction, it is a great pleasure to explore the world through the written word. Here at AwesomeStories, we read in a 21st century way, exploring the stories with related images, videos, audios and authentic documents to give added depth.

Despite early opposition to purchasing a wireless for Downton Abbey, Robert Crawley (Lord Grantham) finally gives-in when he learns that the King (Geo...

Traveling with the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, Scrooge hears about a man who has died. No one seems to have any respect for this person whose name...

Was General Eisenhower nervous or apprehensive, in any way, regarding the Normandy Invasion? He may not have expressed words, but he gives us a clue ...

Living as an artist among other artists in Brooklyn, Emil Goldfus / Willy Fisher / Rudolf Abel became particularly close to Burton Silverman.

Henry Cole - a good friend of Queen Victoria's husband (Prince Albert) - was too busy to send personal Christmas greetings to his family, friends and ...

Near the beginning of "A Christmas Carol," Ebenezer Scrooge walks home from his office. When he gets there, he thinks he sees the face of Jacob Marley...

Frankenstein - a student at the University of Ingolstadt (in Germany) - has worked hard for nearly two years on a major project. He has given everythi...

Aboard a ship in the Arctic, Victor Frankenstein dies. His death greatly upsets the monster. Never accepted by others, the monster threatens to end hi...

Passing through the frozen part of the Inferno, Dante and Virgil encounter heads which seem to be completely frozen in ice.  Gustave Dore illust...

General Sherman devastated Atlanta during his 1864 "March to the Sea.

England's National Day features St. George, the Dragon Slayer, who is the patron saint of many countries, including England. What is the story behind ...

Scholars believe that Jules Verne patterned Captain Nemo on Gustave Flourens (1838-1871), a French revolutionary and writer. Who was he?

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