Some Amazing Facts about English Literature

Some Amazing Facts about English Literature

English literature owns a profound and fascinating history. From William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens to JRR Tolkien and JK Rowling, the world has seen some extraordinary writers. But which are the most interesting facts? It will be interesting for you to read.

• "I am." is the most brief sentence in the English literature.
• Ghosts appear just in 4 Shakespearean plays: Julius Caesar, Richard III, Hamlet and Macbeth.
• In the first story, Sleeping prince was assaulted by the sovereign and she brought forth 2 kids. She woke up when a child sucked on her finger.
• John Milton utilized 8,000 unique words in his sonnet 'Heaven Lost.'.
• Lewis Carroll's book 'Alice in Wonderland' was prohibited in China as the book suggests animals can talk and write simply like people, which as per the governor of Hunan, China is "heartbreaking".
• Marcel Proust's 'Recollects of Things Past' is the longest book on the planet at 9,609,000 characters. The book is very motivated by Proust's own experiences.
• Microsoft originator Bill Gates purchased 'Codex Leicester', one of Leonardo Di Vinci's scientific diaries for an incredible $30.8 million in November 1994.
• Roald Dahl, the author of Charlie and the Chocolate manufacturing plant, tried chocolates for Cadbury's while he was at school.
• Sherlock Holmes never stated, " Elementary, my dear Watson".
• The first novel at any point composed on was Tom Sawyer.
• The first story from Tales of 1001 Arabian Nights starts, 'Aladdin was a little Chinese kid.'.
• The longest English word without a vowel is – rhythm.
• The majority of the roles in Shakespeare's plays were initially acted by men and young boys. In England at that time, it wasn't appropriate for females to show up in front of an audience.
• 'The Mouse Trap' by Agatha Christie is the longest running play ever.
• The Times (UK's paper), which was published on 22 August 1978, had 97 grammatical and spelling mistakes. In one article, Pope, was called “the Pop” all through the article.
• There are just four words in the English language which end in 'dous': colossal, shocking, spectacular, and dangerous.
• There is no word in English Literature, which rhymes with orange, silver, month, and purple.