Kulisz Books

• Pope: "An Essay on Man" explores life and God, asking big questions about why things happen and whether we can be happy in a world with both good and bad.
• Pope: "An Essay on Criticism" gives advice on how to judge and write poetry, talking about being fair, clever, and wise when looking at poems.
• Swift: "A Modest Proposal" suggests a shocking solution to Ireland's poverty: eating babies, using this crazy idea to criticize how England was treating Ireland.
• Blake: "The Tyger" wonders about the creation of a scary tiger and why bad things exist, asking why there is darkness and evil in the world.
• Blake: "The Lamb" talks about a sweet lamb and how God made it, like a bedtime story about innocence and kindness.
• Blake: "The Chimney Sweeper" tells sad stories about little kids who have to work cleaning chimneys, showing how tough life was for poor children during the old times.
• Burns: "To a Mouse" feels sorry for a mouse whose house got destroyed by a plow, using this to talk about how plans don't always work out.
• Wordsworth: "We Are Seven" talks to a little girl who claims to have six siblings, even though some are dead, about how kids see things differently than grown-ups.
• Wordsworth: "The Daffodils" tells about seeing a field of daffodils that made him happy, like a story about finding something beautiful that cheers you up.
• Mary Shelley: "Frankenstein" wrote a story about a scientist who creates a scary creature, a cautionary tale about the consequences of playing with science and trying to be like God.
• Coleridge: "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" tells a story about a sailor who has strange adventures, including a curse for killing an albatross, a spooky tale about nature's power and the mistakes people make.
• Coleridge: "Kubla Khan" shares a dreamlike poem inspired by the idea of an extravagant palace built by Kubla Khan, exploring the beauty of imagination.
• Charles Dickens: "Hard Times" wrote a book about a town where everyone is focused on facts and numbers, ignoring feelings and imagination, a critique of a society that values money over compassion.
• Conrad: "Heart of Darkness" wrote a short book about a journey into Africa, showing the dark side of colonialism, talking about how power can corrupt people.
• Eliot: "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" wrote a poem as a guy talking about his fears and worries, exploring self-doubt and the complexity of modern life.
• George Orwell: "1984" wrote a novel about a dystopian future where the government controls everything, even what people think and say, a warning about the dangers of losing freedom.
• Thomas: "Do not Go Gentle into That Good Night" wrote a powerful poem about resisting death and living life to the fullest, like a call to fight against the end with strength.