Spark notes

Ottawa-based cartoonist John Atkinson has created funny versions of classic novels for the Twitter-era readers. Via Metro, Petr Olly. More cartoons: [ef-archive number=5 tag=”cartoons”]

Courtney Gorter has created for Spark Notes an entertaining visual that collects major movements in the history of literature and sums them up in a single sentence. See also: [ef-archive number=2 t…

Shakespeare can be intimidating for many of us. The language, the rhythm of the words, the references, and the subject matter can all contribute to a confusing mess if we don’t have some guidance. Since I didn’t have time to take a literary course in Shakespeare but I did have a desire to read it […]

John Atkinson presents extremely abridged versions of classic books in two Wrong Hands comics.

Before you throw all your textbooks and notes in a box that you’ll likely never look at again, consider actually reading these books – and not just the Spark Notes version – if you haven’t already.