Author: David Stephens
Words That Work
It’s not what you say, its what people hear! Frank Luntz built a career on figuring out how to use words to evoke certain emotions and reactions out of […]
King Alfred’s fight to save English.
In Melvin Bragg’s ‘The Adventure of English’ we see a lot of different accounts of the trials and tribulations of the English language as well as a number of […]
From Gold Rush to Literary Fame
When most people hear the name Bret Harte they immediately think of the famous wrestler from the ’80s and ’90s, but few would think you were talking about the 19th […]
Fame after Death
Emily Dickinson was a reclusive American poet who was a lot like Poe in that she was largely a misunderstood person but held a great talent for writing and deeply […]
A story with a purpose
In 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe published arguably one of the most important pieces of literature in history; Uncle Tom’s Cabin. An anti-slavery novel that was inspired by the 1850 Fugitive Slave […]
A life in Writing
David Stephens Edgar Allan Poe was a person that had a hard life to say the least. He lost both of his parents and he became an orphan by the […]
An Indian’s Looking Glass
David Stephens William Apess was born in 1798 in the small town of Colrain, Massachusetts where his people, the Pequots, mostly resided on two small reservations. Not long into his young life […]
The impact of Washington Irving
David Stephens Washington Irving is often referred to as the Father of American literature due to the success that he achieved with his writings. He is the first American writer […]
The life Journey of Phillis Wheateley
David Stephens Phillis Wheatley, like so many African Americans of her time, was taken from her home and family and sold into a life of slavery. While that is never […]
The Captivity Narrative
A seemingly large misconception when looking back on Colonial history is the idea that the Native American’s were these super-oppressed people that always got taken advantage -of and were never […]
The Day of Doom
To me, The Day of Doom is one of the most Iconic pieces of its time due to how effective it was in small public of the time. It was […]