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  • deaths together down a waterfall in the story, "The Final Problem ... His work on this topic was one of the reasons that one of his short ...
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  • Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – 1913) was an American editorialist, journalist, short-story writer, and satirist, today best known ...
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  • However, like most folklore, the story as well as Tell's own ... and in the first theater adaptation of the story, the Tellenspiel from 1512 ...
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  • defines myth as "A traditional story, typically involving supernatural ... covenant with Noah (Genesis 9); or the story of Lot's wife in Genesis ...
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  • In 1905, Geronimo agreed to tell his story to S. M. Barrett, superintendent ... the church has helped me much during the short time I have been a member ...
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  • mature works include twelve novels, two short story collections, plays, and ... as a writer, publishing The Aunt's Story and The Tree of Man, which ...
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  • but she only published two novels and a few short stories. Though her literary ... In 1930, Larsen published Sanctuary, a short story that caused her ...
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  • Gideon was one of the more significant judges whose story is recorded ... The story of Gideon begins with a prologue detailing the oppression ...
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  • John Cheever (May 27, 1912 – June 18, 1982) was an American novelist and short story writer, sometimes called "the Chekhov of the suburbs ...
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  • everything, off great serves, off tricky short balls, off low volleys. He ... and a 79-5 record. Because he had fallen short of the Grand Slam, he delayed ...
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  • A ballad is a story, usually portraying a dramatic or exciting episode ... living oral tradition. As a vehicle of the story, a ballad contributes toward ...
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  • winning Polish born American writer of both short stories and novels. He wrote ... such themes in his works. In his short story, The Slaughterer, he described ...
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  • Instead, one slowly pieces together the story and the emotional experience ... ====A Short story collection==== *Instantanés (1962) ====Essays==== ...
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  • of de-Stalinization. Ilya Ehrenburg wrote a short novel entitled The Thaw. ... The publication of this short novel caused a tremendous stir both ...
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  • as Mrs. Gaskell, was an English novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. She is perhaps best known for her biography of Charlotte Brontë ...
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  • of the story, radishes or lamb's lettuce), planted in the garden ... #039;s tower room. A variation on the story also has the enchantress ...
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  • published story written by Ellison was a short story entitled "Hymie& ... Invisible Man was originally developed out of Ellison's short ...
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  • inspired H. P. Lovecraft in creating his short story "Dagon," first ... title of a movie in 2002, based on the Lovecraft short story. ...
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  • In this context, the narrative is a story that functions to legitimize ... "about," and a narrative is a story. Therefore, a metanarrative ...
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  • The story is found in Grimm's Fairy Tales, although its origins ... considered the oldest known version of the story.[http://www.aldokkan.com/art/cinderella ...
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