Archived Posts from Literature
Published on June 6, 2009 by msulli22
I love a long book that I can really get into, so I decided to compile a list of the longest novels ever written. As I did more research, I realized that there were many issues I had to take into consideration when deciding what to include on this list. This task...
Published on June 3, 2009 by JFrater
This is the third installment of our "books that changed the world" series. Be sure to read the previous two so that you don't think we have missed important books off the list. If you can think of books that are not on any of the three lists that deserve a...
Published on May 19, 2009 by STL Mo
Earlier this year, List Universe published a fine list of 10 great post-apocalyptic novels. The list below is along the same vein, but examines ONLY works published between 1805 and the start of the nuclear age in 1945. Quite possibly only three or four of these...
Published on March 22, 2009 by antmansbigxmas
Frequently throughout the history of writing, people have invented their own languages - whether it be to conceal something's true meaning, or to add depth to a story (as in the case of the Lord of the Rings). This list looks at some of the fascinating (and fun)...
Published on March 2, 2009 by JFrater
Our second list of books that had an impact so large they influenced the world. Before complaining about books that you think are missing from here, be sure to check the original list as you may find it listed there instead. Feel free to tell us what books you...
Published on February 13, 2009
Postmodernism has become widely recognized as a movement consisting of an epic scope, innovative techniques and wide ranges of psychological and intellectual impact. The beginning of postmodernism is uncertain, but for the sake of continuity, James Joyce's...
Published on February 12, 2009
Some of the best sci-fi books are post-apocalyptic; this is a list of 10 of the greatest. It's a classic theme of science fiction: something really, really bad happens, and mankind is knocked back to the Stone Age. Of course, with the dropping of atomic bombs by...
Published on February 9, 2009
Ten "classic" books loved by millions - which are sorely overrated and should be ignored. These could be wildly popular books that were best sellers, but just weren't that good, or books that are considered "among the best ever" by academics but fail as being...
Published on January 6, 2009
The truly gruesome and often revolting original twists in our favorite fairy tales. Fairy tales of the past were often full of macabre and gruesome twists and endings. These days, companies like Disney have sanitized them for a modern audience that are clearly...
Published on December 21, 2008
Our second list of ten wonderful stories to help make your Christmas brighter. With this selection, we have tried to pick books that are less familiar to people - in the hopes that we can expand on future Christmas reading for you all.
Published on October 24, 2008
This list contains not only works that have been completely lost to time and carelessness, but also those which have been left unfinished by their authors.
Published on September 29, 2008
Not everyone has the stomach for disturbing literature, but there is such a large amount of writing in the genre that everyone should give it at least one try.
Published on September 15, 2008
Famous quotes we know of Shakespeare, that are distortions of what he wrote.
Published on September 11, 2008
Ten more commonly made errors in the English language.
Published on September 3, 2008
A list that truly challenges your imagination with worlds of knights, dragons, monsters, myth, and legend.
Published on August 13, 2008
Let it be said from the start that this list is neither comprehensive nor an attempt to rank the "greatest" aliens. I truly feel the odds are highly in favor of there being more alien races in the universe than science fiction could possibly imagine (and we...
Published on August 8, 2008
Some of the greatest literary minds in history have also frequently found themselves in trouble with the law. While the majority manage to get away with a slap on the wrist, some have found themselves spending a rather long period of time in jail. For some this...
Published on July 30, 2008
Throughout the history of English literature, hundreds of writers have created fantastic worlds for their plots and characters to play out in. This is sometimes done for reasons of satire (under oppressive governments) or just for outright pleasure. This is a...
Published on July 28, 2008
Edgar Allan Poe. Can you think of a name more synonymous with spine-tingling macabre literature? A master craftsman of prose and poetry alike, Poe dwells in that dark corner of our literary consciousness, along some creaky corridor laden with dust and cobwebs...
Published on July 10, 2008
There is no doubt that Mr Shakespeare is the greatest writer of modern English to date - his plays have been made into movies, his sonnets have appeared in books and music, and his works translated in to hundreds of different languages. His contribution to the...
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