The Mystery and Horror of Poe

ReadOasis Step 3 A man sits at night in his room alone. He is deeply saddened by the death of [...]

El Greco: Genius of Spanish Art

ReadOasis Step 2(Part 1) El Expolio by El Greco El Greco wanted to be a great artist. (His name means [...]

Escape at Bedtime

By Robert Louis StevensonReadOasis Step 3 Photo by NASA The lights from the parlour and kitchen shone outThrough the blinds [...]

The Meaning of Haiku

ReadOasis Step 2 (Part 1) An old man is walking along a rocky river bed. He is a traveller, but [...]

Wishes

By Sara TeasdaleReadOasis Step 2 I wish for such a lot of thingsThat never will come true--And yet I want [...]

Nature Boy — a Jazz Classic

ReadOasis Step 2 Eden felt the sunlight warm his face. He opened his eyes and took a deep breath of [...]

The Greatest Band of All Time

ReadOasis Step 3 February 9, 1964. "Hurry up!" shouted Mary as she turned on the TV. "It started already!" Just [...]

Beyond the Freezing Point (Ayako Miura)

ReadOasis Step 3(Part 1) It was much later that I finally learned what a dark age it was. It’s after [...]

Picasso and the Beatles

ReadOasis Step 4 The Spanish painter Picasso demonstrated remarkable artistic aptitude at a very young age. According to his mother, [...]

A Sentimental Imagination

ReadOasis Step 3 I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. Charles Dickens [...]