List of claimed first novels in English Puns

In an early chapter of Dracula, the Count gives a long monologue to the narrator Jonathan Harker about his family's heritage, in which he claims his Szekely heritage (even distinct from Magyar Hungarians): > “We Szekelys have a right to be proud, for in our veins flows the blood of many brave races who fought as the lion fights, for lordship. [...] And when the Hungarian flood swept eastward, the Szekelys were claimed as kindred by the victorious Magyars, and to us for centuries was trusted the guarding of the frontier of Turkey-land; ay, and more than that, endless duty of the frontier guard, for, as the Turks say, ‘water sleeps, and enemy is sleepless.’ [...] Again, when, after the battle of Mohács, we threw off the Hungarian yoke, we of the Dracula blood were amongst their leaders, for our spirit would not brook that we were not free. Ah, young sir, the Szekelys—and the Dracula as their heart’s blood, their brains, and their swords—can boast a record that mushroom growths like the Hapsburgs and the Romanoffs can never reach. The warlike days are over. Blood is too precious a thing in these days of dishonourable peace; and the glories of the great races are as a tale that is told.”

I understand that Bram Stoker's actual historical research was very spotty (like Dracula claiming descent from Attila the Hun as well), but for the purposes of this question, I distinguish between the historical ruler of Wallachia and the fictional character's biography as established by Bram Stoker in the novel.

Additional questions: how accurate was Stoker with making the distinction between Magyars and Szekelys as separate ethnicities? Have Hungarians ever tried to use the fictional Dracula to promote their claims on Transylvania after the partition of Hungary? When and how did the fictional Count's nationality become ingrained as Romanian in Anglophone popular imagination, rather than the Szekely/Hungarian heritage Stoker wrote of?

Edit: I don't know why this is tagged as "Hunting and Fishing" but it's not--unless Count Dracula's dietary habits count as hunting...

Both seem like legitimate avenues to pursue, but I would just like to be completely sure. I'm not sure what counts as legitimate research into Russian culture and history (what books or websites are legit, and in-depth), so I figure I will ask, before delving in. С наступающим!

I would like to read this book again but I can't rememeber its title or the writer 😔 I read it about 13 years ago. The book had paperback and I think the cover was green (like a green field).

As described, It is about an Englishman (time is not specified, but the writer wrote about ball parties and "big dresses", i think it was late 18th century, early 19th) So he remarries and in time he softens and learns to love his 2nd wife. By the end of the book, she gives him a son, who, like his father, has a pircing green eyes and dark hair. It is a love story about a man hurt by his "perfect gorgeus 1st wife" who attempts to find happiness with a girl who is her complete opposit. The book describes their marriage and relationship development.

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First of all, let me introduce myself, I'm an 18 year old Indonesian about to graduate high school. I have been dreaming of writing my own book since the first time I read The Famous Five by Enid Blyton.

Here's the problem, I wanted to write a historical fiction set in the early modern period but, I didnt know whether I should write my first novel in english or indonesian because there are some english terms didn't exist in indonesian, on the other hand it would be easier for me to write in indonesian as that is my native language. This problem also makes me confused whether I should choose english literature or indonesian literature as my major in college. The problem with writing my novel in indonesian is it would be hard to find the right substitute for english terms that didn't have any translation to indonesian. The problem with writing my novel in english is because I'm bad with english grammar but, if I choose to write my novel in english I planned to choose english literature as my major in college.

Should I write my novel in english or indonesian?

I’ve read that it takes about 10000 years for fossils to form, but that was talking about animal bones, not tiny insect exoskeletons.

When reading the book I was surprised at how nonchalantly and with how much humor Orlando's "transformation" and the ensuing gender differences were described. I read about the protagonist being inspired by Woolf's sometime lover Vita Sackville-West; and about Woolf's influence on early feminism around this time.

This guardian article also talks about earlier stories of sex change, incl. Ovid's shapeshifting, gender switching in The Arabian Nights, and gender disguises in Shakespeare. Still its author says that "[Orlando] was far ahead of its time in terms of gender politics and gender progress. Consider it ... as the first trans novel in English."

It doesn't really go into detail of how controversial "Orlando" might have been though, nor on its lasting influence - would be great to learn more about this.

Basically, Common Core and other teaching standards are pushing teachers to not just teach literary prose fiction, but also a diverse array of genre fiction, poetry, popular nonfiction, literary nonfiction, journalism, and even technical writing, such that there's a both a big influx of works into classrooms and a move away from longer works that dedicate a lot of the year two only one type. I'd be interested to see what people here think should be in this influx.

I also wasn’t told this directly from my grandfather, so it might not have even happened.

                Loss of Faith in “Night”

Have you ever gone through a devastating situation that left nothing but for you to question your faith? During the Holocaust, many victims undergo traumatic scenarios that may be the reason why they constantly think twice about their trust in God. Elie Wiesels’s Night reveals that the cruelty faced by the Holocaust victims lead to questionable faith as shown through the dehumanization of the Holocaust victims, the silence of God and being put in a situation where survival of the fittest is the key.

Night, by Elie Wiesel, describes the protagonist’s horrifying tales of experiences in the Nazi concentration camp that remain one of the most shocking cases of dehumanization, such as loss and persecution, leads the Holocaust victims to question their faith. For example, as Eliezer lies down on his belly during one of the brutal punishments, he says, “he took the time between lashes,” but comes to realize that, “only the first really hurt” (Wiesel 57). The whipping by the Nazis has a drastic effect on Eliezer’s identity. Not only the loss of his family, name and belongings dehumanizes Eliezer, but also the physical abuse that is portrayed throughout the novel traumatizes and brings fear upon him, changing his attitude. His struggle is to preserve and hold onto whatever shreds of decency and virtue he could as he fought at the same time to simply stay alive. It is clear that through Eliezer’s distressing experiences, such as psychological abuse, he no longer has any trust in God. He consistently speaks of rebellion against God and believes that He is dead. Eliezer says, “Blessed be God’s name? Why, but why would I bless Him?” he then refuses to bless God’s name since he let innumerable children to “burn in mass graves”, and people’s fathers, mothers and their brothers “end up in the furnaces” (Wiesel 67). Eliezer puts most of his anger and distress onto God and uses such rebellion to focus on himself. His anticipation and his belief of the innate goodness of human beings shattered after he sees such atrocities being committed on a regular basis. He later discovers that these questions about his faith reflect his commitment to God. Elie Wiesel later recalls the moment when he believes his father is dead when he sees him covered with a blanket and his shoulders covered in snow. “He was not moving,” he thought. Suddenly the evidence “overwhelmed him,” there was no longer any reason for him to “live,”

From what I've heard, most of the great 19th century novelists were raging racists, but I'm skeptical. They couldn't have all been that bad. I don't expect novels written 100+ years ago to be super progressive, and I can disregard the occasional ethnic caricature. Regardless, I'm kind of curious now. Is there a 19th century English language novel with a neutral or positive depiction of its non-white characters? If so, I'd like to add it to my reading list.

How many series are currently being publish in English? Based on this list I created there are 116+ series currently being published in English. Do you agree with my count? Am I missing any titles?

*Single volumes excluded from the count

Series finishing in 2019:

1 Amagi Brilliant Park

2 Ancient Magus' Bride, The

3 Ao Oni

4 Apparently it's My Fault That My Husband...

5 Demon King Daimaou

6 Division Maneuver

7 Durarara

8 Empty Box & Zeroth Maria, The

9 My Hero Academia School Briefs

10 My Little Sister Can Read Kanji

11 NieR: Automata

12 Strongest Gamer

13 True Tenchi Muyo

Series releasing in Print:

14 Eighty-Six

15 Accel World

16 Archdemon's Dilemma, An

17 Arifureta

18 Arifureta Zero

19 Ascendance of a Bookworm

20 Asterisk War, The

21 Baccano

22 Battle Divas

23 Boogiepop

24 Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki

25 Bungo Stray Dogs

26 Certain Magical Index, A

27 Classroom of the Elite

28 Clockwork Planet

29 Combatants Will Be Dispatched

30 Death March to the Parallel World

31 Defeating a Demon Lord is a Cinch…

32 Devil is a Part-Timer, The

33 Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Avg

34 Dirty Way to Destroy the Hero, The

35 Do You Love Your Mom...

36 Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation

37 Goblin Slayer

38 Goblin Slayer Year One

39 Greatest Mao is Reborn to Get Friends

40 Grimgar of Fantasy & Ash

41 Hero is OP but Overly Cautious, The

42 How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom

43 How Not to Summon a Demon Lord

44 If It's for My Daughter I'd Defeat a Demon Lord

45 In Another World w Smartphone

46 Infinite Dendrogram

47 Irregular at Magic High School, The

48 Is it Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon

49 I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years

50 Katanagatari

51 Konosuba

52 Konosuba: Explosion

53 Last Round Arthurs

54 Log Horizon

55 Magic in This Other World is too far Behind

56 Magical Girl Raising Project, The

57 Monogatari

58 Monster Girl Doctor

59 Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

60 My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong

61 Mysterious Job Called Oda Nobunaga

62 Neon Genesis Evangelion: Anima

63 No Game No Life

64 Overlord

65 Re Zero EX

66 RE Zero

67 Reincarnated as a Sword

68 Restaurant to Another World

69 Rising of the Shield Hero, The

70 Saga of Tanya the Evil, The

71 SAO Alt Gun Gale Online

72 SAO Progressive

73 Seraph of the End @ 19

74 Sister's All You Need, A

75 Skeleton Knight in Another World

76 So I'm a Spider, So What

77 Spice & Wolf**

78 Strike the Blood