Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge
The Tower Bridge is a bascule bridge in the city of London, is very popular and is often portrayed in tourist postcards, owes its name to the closeness you have with the historic castle called Tower of London. Curiously, this bridge is often confused with London Bridge, which is relatively close.

martes, 20 de noviembre de 2012

OLIVER TWITS

MAIN CHARACTERS Oliver Twist: The main character of the novel, is poor, has 12 years, and it is orphaned at birth, his mother dies in childbirth. This took place in a London hospice in which it was received. Oliver is very confident and so easily deceived him, is poor has torn clothes, cute, pale, diminished in stature and has many problems but is noble and sincere even though he also abused. Fagin: Sly old Jew, fence, is a bearded man, thief and initially poor until they formed a band of thieves which joined Oliver, whom he also abused. The band of boys stole many things in stores, and even people on the street, and Fagin he managed to wangle with all the money as children and Oliver were at his service. Fagin was hanged. Sr.Bumbler: Is hospice where Oliver was born and that this man was born, is a very wealthy upper middle class and also abusing more children Oliver and also bumbler named him Oliver with an ingenious system began alphabetical naming of children was and said the next guy would start with P, etc ... Sr.Brownlow: An old man, who despite their poverty and although Oliver intetara steal, pities the boy and decides to welcome and feed, is a character who gives Oliver fonder. John Dawkins: One of the companions of Oliver in the band of thieves led by Fagin, John was known as the Artful Dodger. Charley Bates, Nancy and Betsy: They are thieves accompanying Oliver, and that they serve Fagin ARGUMENT The book tells the story of a poor woman, tired and pregnant is in London that there before giving birth, is collected and taken to a hospice where the child born of this. The mother was in such bad shape that dies in childbirth, the newborn child a man named Sr.Bumble (Hospice owner), having no name decided to put the little Oliver Twist, which then maintains parish, feeding and a place to sleep. Until one day the Sr.Bumble decides to take him to work at a funeral home with a man Sr.Sowerberry, a gravedigger, but Oliver does not do very much, and returns to the hospice because of an unfortunate event. Then he goes to London where he meets a band of thieves, led by an old Jew with a beard named Fagin, Oliver which accepts membership in the band knowing there Betsy, John Dawkins "Artful Dodger", etc.. .. One day Fagin sends Oliver steal, and if the guy does not give the old man a good beating, because that's how he treated children without hitting them obeyed him beat up the boys, because Fagin fed them etc ... Oliver was about to steal an old fellow and I took the Sr.Brownlow fortunately the man took them to the police, and rescued Oliver's band old Jew Fagin, Oliver thereafter falls ill and Mrs . Bedwin cared, then Oliver is happy at that time because they care about him. Later Bill Sikes Oliver captures, then it will hurt ... Then Fagin is hanged for committing all crimes already mentioned before and later Oliver realizes that the old Fagin is the nearest relative of this family member and then the guy gets the inheritance he had abused and pasted Sr.Brownlow continuously adopts Oliver.

Charles John Huffam Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period and the creator of some of the world's most memorable fictional characters. During his lifetime Dickens's works enjoyed unprecedented popularity and fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was fully recognized by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to enjoy an enduring popularity among the general reading public. Born in Portsmouth, England, Dickens left school to work in a factory after his father was thrown into debtors' prison. Though he had little formal education, his early impoverishment drove him to succeed. He edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels and hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms. Dickens sprang to fame with the 1836 serial publication of The Pickwick Papers. Within a few years he had become an international literary celebrity, celebrated for his humour, satire, and keen observation of character and society. His novels, most published in monthly or weekly instalments, pioneered the serial publication of narrative fiction, which became the dominant Victorian mode for novel publication. The instalment format allowed Dickens to evaluate his audience's reaction, and he often modified his plot and character development based on such feedback. For example, when his wife's chiropodist expressed distress at the way Miss Mowcher in David Copperfield seemed to reflect her disabilities, Dickens went on to improve the character with positive lineaments. Fagin in Oliver Twist apparently mirrors the famous fence, Ikey Solomon; His caricature of Leigh Hunt in the figure of Mr Skimpole in Bleak House was likewise toned down on advice from some of his friends, as they read episodes. In the same novel, both Lawrence Boythorne and Mooney the beadle are drawn from real life – Boythorne from Walter Savage Landor and Mooney from 'Looney', a beadle at Salisbury Square. His plots were carefully constructed, and Dickens often wove in elements from topical events into his narratives. Masses of the illiterate poor chipped in ha'pennies to have each new monthly episode read to them, opening up and inspiring a new class of readers. Dickens was regarded as the 'literary colossus' of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, is one of the most influential works ever written, and it remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. His creative genius has been praised by fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy to G. K. Chesterton and George Orwell—for its realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand Oscar Wilde, Henry James and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of saccharine sentimentalism. Contents

miércoles, 1 de agosto de 2012

Victoria and Albert Museum


El Museo de Victoria y Alberto de Londres, llamado también V&A, es el museo más grande a nivel mundial en cuanto al rubro de artes decorativas se refiere. Se encuentra ubicado precisamente en la esquina de Exhibition Road y Cromwell Gardens en la zona llamada South Kensington al este de Inglaterra.

Isles of Scilly


are a cluster of islands located in the far west of Cornwall (southwest UK), which is why it is considered territory of the county.
The islands have an area of ​​16.33 km ² being around the Celtic Sea. The inhabitants of the area called the islands the "Islands Scillonia".

Flag of England


Flag of England, also known as the George Cross is composed of a vertical cross, dark red that symbolizes St. George on a white cloth.
Raised in 1191, the historical flag of St. George became the flag of England en1278. When combined with the flags of Scotland and the patron saint of Ireland, formed the best known British flag

Shield of England


 The shield of England consists of a single field in which they appear gules three leopards of gold, azure and armed lampasados​​.
The coat of arms of England was introduced by King Richard I during the last decade of the twelfth century, it is thought as a version of the Duchy of Normandy, whose coat is formed by two leopards. Although the figures were identical in both coats of arms in England came to regard them as lions.
The shield of England was incorporated into the arms of the British monarchs with those from Scotland and Northern Ireland.

National Anthem Of England


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