Curated OER
Cover of Larry's Party, C1997, With Photograph of Table Following a Dinner Party
According to this online exhibit of Carol Shields manuscripts, this novelist believed that "art offers a means of confronting the joys and dramas of the human condition." What does this mean? Explore Carol Shields' famous novels, such as...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Bliss" by Katherine Mansfield
This is the text of the short story "Bliss" by Katherine Mansfield, the story of Bertha's dinner party and the idea that "ignorance is bliss."
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Tobermory
A guest at a dinner party claims to have taught the cat to speak in the short story "Tobemory" by H.H. Munro.
PBS
Pbs: America 1900: William Jennings Bryan's Campaign Strategy
Historian Walter LaFeber discusses William Jennings Bryan's 1900 campaign strategy to win the White House by criticizing the imperialism of the Republican candidate, William McKinley.