Friends! Joey Moments!

Famous British Authors - Ten Best-Loved

Which famous British authors made it to The Big Read? A survey conducted in 2003 by the BBC to reveal the UK's best-loved book? What novels are they famous for? And which of their books were in the Top 200 list?

Famous Love

There are a few things to consider, though, if you want to enjoy reading the novels written by the best-loved, famous British authors. First, determine where your interests lie. You may be interested in contemporary novelists, or perhaps you are more intrigued by classic writers? Works of English literature originating prior to World War II is considered by most to be classical in nature, whereas novels written during or after that war could be called contemporary fiction. An example of a classic writer would be Chaucer and Ernest Hemingway is a contemporary.

Famous British Authors - Ten Best-Loved

Another consideration might be which genres interest you most. Loosely defined these fall into ten categories: action-adventure, crime, detective, fantasy, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction, thriller or western. Depending on what you find entertaining and that which grabs your attention, this can be an important factor when contemplating reading novels by an author you are as yet unfamiliar with.

You also need to understand the universal themes associated with the writing of fictional work; they include Imagination, Identity, Conflict, Love, Humour, Belonging, Time, Faith and Place. Be aware that many novels revolve around one or more of these themes and that several themes can be the focus of just one book. One author should not be thought of as the quintessential romanticist, humourist, or even imaginative writer as each author often considers a combination of themes and complex ideas when creating a novel so consider exploring these concepts before deciding to 'pigeon-hole' specific writers with a particular theme or genre.

Here are ten randomly selected authors from the books nominated in The Big Read.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien - The winner was indubitably Lord of the Rings by this fantasy writer. Tolkien's The Hobbit also made the Top 100. Other works of Tolkien include The Silmarillion.
Terry Pratchett - Britain's comic fantasy author had fourteen of his titles in that list: Mort, Good Omens, Guards! Guards! Night Watch, The Colour of Magic, Small Gods, Reaper Man, Wyrd Sisters, Hogfather, Men At Arms, Thief of Time, The Fifth Elephant, The Truth and Witches Abroad.
Joanne K. Rowling - A fantasy writer of Harry Potter fame was another novelist with four titles making the grade: Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets and Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban.
Jacqueline Wilson - Another novelist not to be ignored, a writer of children's books; also with fourteen titles of distinction: The Story of Tracy Beaker, Double Act, Vicky Angel, Girls In Love, The Illustrated Mum, The Dare Game, Bad Girls, Lola Rose, Girls In Tears, Sleepovers, Secrets, Girls Out Late, Dustbin Baby and The Suitcase Kid. Wilson's novels are typically realistic stories about modern British children facing problems in their daily lives. In 2005 this writer was announced as the Children's Laureate.
Charlotte Bront - Three of the five Bront sisters became romance writers. Charlotte's Jane Eyre made the Top 21.
Emily Bront - Emily's Wuthering Heights also made the Top 21 but alas Anne's Agnes Grey missed the boat! For a family plagued with illness these sisters were remarkably successful.

Charles Dickens - These seven Dickens' masterpieces were given a 'thumbs up!' Great Expectations, David Copperfield, A Christmas Carol, A Tale Of Two Cities, Bleak House, The Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist. Amongst other works he is remembered also for two of his other major contributions to literature: The Life and Adventures of Nicolas Nickleby and The Old Curiosity Shop. Besides Master Twist the likes of such characters as Ebenezer Scrooge, Fagin, Mrs. Gamp, Charles Darnay, Micawber, Abel Magwitch, Pecksniff, Miss Havisham and Wackford Squeers will doubtless live on forever through his books.
Lewis Carroll - Carroll's Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, made it to the Top 100, inspired by a young girl named Alice Liddell, is among the books recommended. Other works from Carroll include Through The Looking-Glass and Jabberwocky.
Robert Louis Stevenson - With the exception of this Scotsman (and South African born J.R.R. Tolkien), all other novelists mentioned here were English. Stevenson's Treasure Island was naturally considered one the best-loved books written by a British author. His other famous books include Kidnapped, The Body Snatcher and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Jane Austen - Austen's Pride and Prejudice made it to the Top 21. Other significant romantic fiction novels written by Austen include Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park and Emma.

The writers spoken of here are only a few of the best-loved famous British authors but there are many more besides these.

Friends! Joey Moments! Video Clips.

Duration : 6.53 Mins.

We all love Joey and his moments! So here are a few to make you laughLove Quotes

Tags: ,Love Quotes Friends! Joey Moments!

Trey Songz - Can't Be Friends (Lyrics)

Famous Blues Singers - Legends of the Blues

Perhaps the best know blues singer in all the universe is B.B. King, who has been satisfying audiences worldwide with his vast talents on his famous guitar "Lucille" to accompany his soulful voice for more than half a century. B.B. King is also perhaps the most influential of all famous blues singers and all that have followed have taken a bit from this multi-talented yet humble superstar.

Famous Love

The seeds of his talents were sown early in the blues rich delta of Mississippi where he was raised. Life was by no means easy for him as a young man. He was continuosly shuttled back and forth between his mother's and grandmother's homes where he spent many long hours working hard as a sharecropper and just as many hours praising the lord in church, as he belted out gospel songs and honed the skills that would later be enjoyed by millions worldwide.

Famous Blues Singers - Legends of the Blues

Jimmy Rushing has been called the greatest of all big-band blues singers and many of today's blues standards are credited to his writing skills, such as "Good Morning Blues", "Goin' to Chicago", "Boogie Woogie" and many others. The song "Mr. Five-by-Five" was penned in his honor and is said to describe him as being five feet tall and five feet wide.

Marlena Shaw was born in 1942 in New York and given the birth name Marlina Burgess. She was influenced by her uncle and grandmother early in life who exposed her to gospel music early on and helped to develop her love for music and her seductive and sultry sound.

At the tender age of ten she made her debut before a live audience at the world famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, where she performed with her uncle. She was such a big hit they were invited to perform again the following week. As it turned out her uncle had double-booked the night and the pre-teen went on to perform solo before a stunned and very pleased audience.

Her big break came when she was invited to preform with the Count Basie Orchestra and as they say the rest is history. It is easy to understand the attraction to her versatile style and her smooth as satin vocals. Marlena is still performing today and her voice is still as sweet, seductive and sultry as ever.

Born in Mississippi in 1934 Otis Rush is a well known blues singer and guitarist. His style is unique and distinctive with a slow burning style and the long bent notes he made his own. His style of blues became known as West Side Chicago style and has proven to be an influence on such singers as Eric Clapton, Luther Allison and Magic Sam among others.

Other famous blues singers include but are not limited to:

Bill "Hoss" Allen
Ralph Bass
Chuck Berry
Blind Blake
Big Bill Broonzy
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Ray Charles
James Cotton
Arthur Crudup
Magic Sam
Robert Lee McCollum
Fred McDowell
Brownie McGhee
Lillian McMurry
Jay McShann
Blind Willie McTell
Jimi Hendrix

Trey Songz - Can't Be Friends (Lyrics) Tube.

Duration : 3.75 Mins.

Get this tone here ---►► Emtones.us◄◄--- I will be uploading each new song from Passion, Pain & Pleasure with Lyrics soon, so be sure to Subscribe! ---------------------------------------------------------------- look what this girl don' did to me she don' cut me off from a good good love. she told me that those days were gone ( gone, gone, gone) now Im sitting here going half crazy cuz I know she still thinks about me too and there aint no way in hell, that I can be just friends with you (you, you, you) And I wish we never did it And I wish we never loved it And I wish I never fell so deep in love with you and now aint no way we can be friends. The way it felt, no faking it maybe we were moving just a little too fast. But what we've done we cant take it back now im sitting here half way crazy cuz I know she still thinks about me too and there aint no way in hell, that I can be just friends And I wish we never did it And I wish we never loved it And I wish I never felt so deep in love with you and now aint no way we can be friends. And all I can say is la la la la la la la la laaaaa la la la la la la la la la, la la laowwww la la la la la la laaaa, heeeey aint no tellin what we could have been, aint telling what we could've been, oooh And if I knew it would end like this, I never would have kissed ya, cuz I fell in love with ya, we never would've kicked it, cuz now everything's different I lost my only lover and my friend thats why I wished we never did it (ouu layyy ...Love Quotes

Tags: ,Love Quotes Trey Songz - Can't Be Friends (Lyrics)

The Miracle of Friends

The Miracle of Friends Video Clips.

Duration : 3.23 Mins.

The Miracle of FriendsLove Quotes

Tags: ,Love Quotes The Miracle of Friends

Cold Case: "Best Friends" Ending

Three Deep, Meaningful Love Quotes That Will Touch Your Heart

There are some things in life that touches deep inside of the heart and remain as beautiful memory forever - the smile of children, first time we see our child speak, when our parents hug us lovingly and ecstatically, when our spouse hold us tightly and when we read inspirational meaningful Love Quotes. Yes, there are some quotes that can touch deep inside of your heart. In this article, I'm going to share some such deep meaningful love quotes.

Love Quotes

1- If you love somebody, let them go. If they return, they were always yours. If they don't, they never were.

Three Deep, Meaningful Love Quotes That Will Touch Your Heart

The quote cites the importance of letting go. This quote implies the fact that, Instead of being possessive and controlling a relationship, it is better to let go. It is, indeed, painful to let go but not as much painful as being in a relationship with no trust and intimacy. But if your love is true, he/she will definitely come back to you. But if it doesn't, means there was no love between you.

2- Love is just a word till someone you meet gives it a meaning.

No-one can explain you what is love. No one can make you comprehend how it feels like to be in love. It's only when you meet you special someone and fall in love, you got to know the true meaning of love.

3- True Love is all about trusting in each other.

Trust is the base of love. Love without trust won't last longer. It will shatter soon enough. It is trust that keeps the relationship going on. It creates intimacy which, in turn, creates understanding and understanding creates love.

Cold Case: "Best Friends" Ending Tube.

Duration : 9.83 Mins.

Cold Case episode: "Best Friends" ending. I love this episode...Love Quotes

Tags: ,Love Quotes Cold Case: "Best Friends" Ending

"TEXT" Story of Best Friends (HD with English Subtitles)

Love in Africa: A Collection of African Love Quotes

Many women including myself like to claim that the male segment of our population knows nothing about love and romance. African men in particular get a lot of criticism for been un-romantic and incapable of expressing their emotions. From personal experience I would say that this is not true, some of the most romantic men I have dated are African. However, what is romance really? I like to define it as the expression of love. In this article I define romance through the use of some of my favorite African love quotes. These African quotes give us a glimpse into African culture and views on life. They are a part of African history and show us that love and the expression of love are universal. So in defense of my romantic African brothers here are some African love sayings, enjoy them and for all the men out there feel free to use them this Valentines Day to show your beloved just how much you care.

Love Quotes

Romantic African Quotes

Love in Africa: A Collection of African Love Quotes

The best part of happiness lies in the secret heart of a lover. - (African Proverb). This is one of the most romantic love quotes that I have read, it is almost poetic. Here are some more romantic African love quotes that show us love flowers everywhere.

1. Where there is love there is no darkness. -Burundi

2. A woman is a flower in a garden; her husband is the fence around it. - Ghana

3. A letter from the heart can be read on the face. - Swahili

4. Love is like a baby: it needs to be treated tenderly. - Congo DRC

5. Let your love be like the misty rain, coming softly, but flooding the river. - Liberia and Madagascar

6. Love is like rice: transplanted, still it grows. -Madagascar

7. If the full moon loves you, why worry about the stars? -Tunisia

8. Many little things make a man love a woman in a big way. - Ghana

9. One thread for the needle, one love for the heart. - Sudan

10. The house of a person we love is never far. - Kenya

11. He who loves the vase loves also what is inside. - African Proverb

12. The one who loves an unsightly person is the one who makes her beautiful. - Uganda

13. He who loves, loves you with your dirt. -Uganda Proverb

14. Love never gets lost it is only kept. - African Proverb

15. Happiness requires something to do, something to love and something to hope for. - Swahili Saying

Funny African Love Quotes

Coffee and love taste best when hot! - (African proverb). Who said African men are not passionate. I love my coffee hot and steamy and as this funny love quote from Ethiopia shows love is also best served hot. Ethiopia is famous for its coffee, so the next time you sip a steaming cup of coffee think about heating up your love life too. Here are a few more funny love quotes for your enjoyment. Sip slowly.

1. Do not desire a woman with beautiful breasts, if you have no money. - South Africa

2. If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love. - Zimbabwe

3. To love the king is not bad, but a king who loves you is better. -Wolof Proverb

4. If you marry a monkey for his wealth, the money goes and the monkey remains as is. - Egypt

5. Never marry a woman who has bigger feet than you. - Mozambique

6. He who does not like chattering women must remain a bachelor. - Congo DRC

7. Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you. -African Proverb

8. The buttocks are like a married couple though there is constant friction between them; they will still love and live together. - African Proverb

9. It is Mr. Old-Man-Monkey who marries Mrs. Old-Woman-Monkey. - Ghana

10. If there were no cold Friday evenings and boring Saturdays, no one would get married any more. - Morocco

11. If money were to be found up in the trees, most people would be married to monkeys. - African proverb

12. If a young woman says no to marriage just wait until her breasts sag. -Burundi

African Marriage Quotes

Marriage is like a groundnut; you have to crack it to see what is inside. - (African Quote). Ah marriage that bed of roses that is so often talked about. How can one speak of love without speaking of marriage. It is only fitting that we close off this article with quotes about the bonds (sorry I meant joys) of marriage.

1. One who marries for love alone will have bad days but good nights. - Egypt

2. A home without a woman is like a barn without cattle. - African proverb

3. A happy man marries the girl he loves, but a happier man loves the girl he marries. - African quote

4. Marriage is like a groundnut; you have to crack it to see what is inside. - Ghana

5. If you have no relatives, get married. - Egypt

6. A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. - African Proverb

7. A young wife tends to cook too much at first. - Ethiopia

8. Bread without sauce and a home without a wife are meaningless. - Ethiopia

9. A bird can be guarded, a wife can't. - Swahili

10. One who plants grapes by the road side, and one who marries a pretty woman, share the same problem. - Ethiopia

11. A good wife is easy to find, but good in-laws are rare. - Madagascar

12. It is better to be married to an old lady than to remain unmarried. - Uganda

13. The man may be the head of the home but the wife is the heart. - Kenya

14. Marriage is not a tight knot, but a slip knot. - Madagascar

15. The woman who does not covet the possessions of her husband is in love with another man. ~Egypt

"TEXT" Story of Best Friends (HD with English Subtitles) Video Clips.

Duration : 7.18 Mins.

READ THE DESCRIPTION ☺ "TEXT" Istorya ng Matalik na MagkaIBIGAN ♥ JAMICH & MARCELO SANTOS lll Collaboration Written by: Marcelo Santos lll Produced/Directed/Edited & Acted by: Jamich Song: Para Lang Sa'yo by Aiza Seguerra Paolinne Michelle Liggayu as Princess Jamvhille Sebastian as Ivan Special Participation: Thim Vasquez Mike Aguilar Steven Villapando Ahron Panopio Mica Liggayu Dom Liggayu ===================== Marcelo Santos lll Official www.youtube.com (SUBSCRIBE) www.facebook.com (LIKE) www.facebook.com (LIKE) www.twitter.com (FOLLOW) emailmokaymarcelo@yahoo.com (MESSAGE) ===================================== OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS JAMICH follow us @ilovejamich www.facebook.com/ilovejamich www.youtube.com/ilovejamich - Our 2nd channel instagram - @jamich ilovejamich.tumblr.com JAMVHILLE SEBASTIAN www.facebook.com/jamvhille www.youtube.com/jamvhilleTV PAOLINNE MICHELLE LIGGAYU www.facebook.com/paolinnemichelle www.youtube.com/paolinnemichelleTV BOOKING INQUIRIES Message us at www.facebook.com/jamvhille ==================== HONORS FOR THIS VIDEO #10 -- Most Discussed (This Month) -- Philippines #1 -- Most Discussed (This Month) -- Film & Animation -- Philippines #9 -- Most Discussed (Today) -- Film & Animation #1 -- Most Discussed (Today) -- Philippines #1 -- Most Discussed (Today) -- Film & Animation -- Philippines #46 -- Most Discussed (This Week) -- Film & Animation #2 -- Most Discussed (This Week) -- Philippines #1 -- Most Discussed (This Week) -- Film & Animation ...Love Quotes

Keywords: ,Love Quotes "TEXT" Story of Best Friends (HD with English Subtitles)