Henry Ⅷ and His Six Wives (BR14)

He was too ill to dance, but later that evening he asked to talk with me. I was a little afraid. I knew so many different stories about him. He was one of the most famous kings in Europe, and he was also famous for killing people who made him angry - Anne Boleyn, Katherine Howard, and many, many others. And of course, he was also very fat and ugly!

I thought this book's story was love story or interesting story, so I chose this book. But it was wrong. The King was cruel. He was not kind husband. "People say that when he was looking for a new wife, careful fathers not want the King to choose their daughter to be the next Queen, because some of his Queens had very short and unhappy lives." This sentence was written in this book. I think if I were one of these father, I would do the same thing. I get frightened to think that if I am a wife of the King because I should worry about my life.

Hardy - Gould, Janet. (1996). Henry Ⅷ and His Six Wives. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Grace Darling (BR13)

Daniel looked at the angry sea with its terrible waves, and he felt cold and frightened. He remembered the small young woman alone in the boat by Harker's Rock. 'Great God.' he thought. 'You made that girl strong, like an angel. Make me strong, too, like her.'

The story written in the book is true. The time when this accident happened, the ship soaked in the sea because the sea was stormy. I think passengers of the ship might think 'we would die.' But they didn't die because Grace Darling, a brave girl helped them. "And when she prayed, she heard a voice in her head. 'Go to the window, Grace.' it said. 'Go and look out.'" There were the sentences in this book. I know the sea has many faces because I have lived near the sea until 18 years old. Sometimes it is calm and gentle, but sometimes it is wild, and angry, and dangerous.


Vicary, Tim. (1991). Grace Darling. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Munity on the Bounty (BR12)

'You see, we aren't going to kill you,' Christian said. 'You can live on that, for a week or two.' 'But why are you doing this, Christian?' Bligh shouted angrily. 'I'm your captain - and your friend!' 'No you're not! Not now!' Christian said. 'Don't you understand? I'm in hell, with you here on this ship!'

In this story, the friendship between two men was over. At first, the captain of the Bounty, Bligh was hated by some sailors. So they pulled him out of bed and take him up on deck. He tried to run, but a sailor held a knife to his neck. Christian, I mentioned above had been a friend with Bligh but his colossally accumulated frustration to Bligh exploded. I became very sad because I thought their friendship might strong. Bligh carried out his responsibility as the captain after he was given up on by his company. I think it is great.


Vicary, Tim. (1994). Mutiny on the Bounty. Oxford: Oxford University Press.