Jennifer Bassett
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In Frances Hodgson Burnett's first children's novel, Little Lord Fauntleroy Cedric Errol, the orphaned son of a sea captain and his mother are surprised to learn that by a strange twist of fate, he is the heir to a large English estate. Going to live with his stern and miserly grandfather, Cedric impresses the old man with his innocence and good nature. Will Cedric have a positive influence on his aristocratic and ill-tempered grandfather? A description...
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First published in a 1841 edition of Graham's Magazine, The Murders in the Rue Morgue is often cited as the first modern detective story. The first of three stories to center around C. Auguste Dupin, Poe's fictional detective, The Murders in the Rue Morgue involves Dupin's investigation of two women's murders. Establishing many of the tropes that would later become common to detective fiction, the story begins with an explanation of Dupin's theory...
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Lewis Carroll’s sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland finds Alice transported to a strange new world, trapped in a fantastical game of kings and queens
Through the Looking-Glass finds Alice six months after her fateful fall down the rabbit hole. This time, the portal to another world takes the form of a large mirror mounted above the fireplace mantle. Curious as to what lies on the other side of the mirror’s...
Through the Looking-Glass finds Alice six months after her fateful fall down the rabbit hole. This time, the portal to another world takes the form of a large mirror mounted above the fireplace mantle. Curious as to what lies on the other side of the mirror’s...
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