Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Music, anthems

1. Anthems:
Wales- "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"(In Welsh) , "Land of My Fathers"(In English).
The words were written by Evan James and the tune composed by his son, James James.


Ireland, Èire(In Irish)- "Amhrán na bhFiann"(In Gaelic), "The Soldier's Song"(In English).


Scotland- " Flower of Scotland"(In English)


This is the British national anthem "God Save the Queen".


I liked Scottish Anthem the most. :)


2. British musicians






















http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN9EC3Gy6Nk&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0MklIdTiaU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI9zWuYdM1M&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kUnCwV3AYE&feature=related
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Tuesday, January 18, 2011




1. R.L. Stevenson
"Kidnapped"
"Treasure Island"
"Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" (film)
2. B. Potter
"The tale of Peter Rabbit"
"The tale of Mr. Tod"

3. L. Carroll
"Alice`s adventures in Wonderland" (film)
"A tangled tale"
"The hunting of the Snark"

4. Ch. Dickens
"A christmas Carol"
"The adventures of Oliver Twist" (film)
"Barnaby Rudge"

5. E. Bronte
"Wuthering Heights"
6. Ch. Bronte
"Jane Eyre" (film)
"Shirley"

7. J.M. Barrie
"Peter Pan, or the boy who wouldn`t grow" (film)
"The little white bird"

8. R. Dalh
"Charlie and the chocolate factory" (film)
"Witches" (film)
"Matilda" (film)

9. C.S. Lewis
"The cronics of Narnia" (films)

10. Sir Walter Scott
"Ivanhoe"
"The pirate"
"Rob Roy"
11. T. Pratchett
"Thud!"
"Crape Jugulum"
"Death and what comes next"

12. J.K. Rowling
"The Tales of Beetle the Bard"
"Fantastic Beasts and where to find them"
"Harry Potter series" (films)




I would recommend all Roald Dalh books (except the Peach book). I like the way they`re written and they`re really funny. Also Terry Pratchett, he is awesome! His books are hilarious. I also like Harry Potter a lot and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is still one of my favourites.