Battle of Baltimore. On June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on England, then the greatest power on earth, to preserve Free Trade and Sailors' Rights.. The British, while at war with France, had interfered with U.S. trade and had boarded American ships to force sailors into service on their ships.
Themes: Childhood and children's literature, The novel 1832 - 1880. Drawing on childrenâs literature, educational texts and Charlotte BronteâbrontÃ« s own childhood, Experience Professor Sally shuttleworth looks at the passionate and defiant child Of Jane. eyre
Suzanne Collins: Hunger Games author who found rich pickings in dystopia. There are many bestselling children's authors but only rarely do any come along who break through into the universal cultural consciousness. CS Lewis did it, as did Roald Dahl and JK Rowling. Now along comes Suzanne Collins, a 49-year-old from Connecticut, in the US, with The Hunger Games trilogy.