"The Picture of Dorian Gray" tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes...
Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. It was a part of the religion in ancient Greece. Modern scholars refer to and study the myths in an a...
This is a FREE book with PAID exclusive chapters. A 500 year old curse dictates that Blake and Daniel must get married before the end of the year or their families will suffer the grave consequences. However, the couple figures there must be some way to get around the curse, some way to convince the demon that created...
The Iliad (sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks o...
DISCLAIMER: Danganronpa, its characters, Kibougamine Academy, and this story do NOT belong to me - they belong to Spike Chunsoft. I also was not the one to translate this from Japanese to English; credit goes out to whoever did. The story revolves around an amnesiac girl named Ryōko Otonashi who is a student at Hope's...
Kalopsia [ka-lop-se-a] Greek (n.) The delusion of things being more beautiful than they really are. Poetry. Mostly intertwined with Tales of Greek Mythology. "Will wonders never cease When my muse saunters the velvet night, And prays to the moon for fine dreams, With the voice of a thousand angels singing a symphony?"...
Four hundred years ago, Fenn became a vampire at the age of seventeen. Now he wants to go to high school, but dangers from the past soon follow him. ***** Fenn is a vampire - a fragile, a four-hundred-year-old, socially inept vampire with the mind and heart of a teenage...
a collection of heartbreakingly beautiful book quotes. ꧁꧂ ꧁꧂ ꧁꧂ these quotes do not belong to me, they belong to the credited authors. this book contains spoilers. started: october 8, 2020 completed: april 27, 2021 HIGHEST RANKINGS: #24 in quotes [2021.03.28] #47 in books [2021.04.2...
Achilles' song for his lover. [based off "the song of achilles" by madeline miller !] - cover picture via pinterest started: 12/04/20 ended: 13/04/20 reposted: 08/01/21 alludes to mature themes