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9 Obscure Literary Terms

Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company

Periods of American Literature

Happy, smiling, flying pig

7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From

Map view of Europe on a geographical globe.

Where Does the Name Europe Come From?

The Catcher in the Rye By J.D. Salinger. Hardcover Book first sold: July 16, 1951. Current cover design dated 1991? Previous solid maroon book cover with gold font designed by J.D. Salinger in response to racey pulp paper back book cover. bad books

5 Good Books That Inspired Bad Deeds

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Internet http://www blue screen. Hompepage blog 2009, history and society, media news television, crowd opinion protest, In the News 2009, breaking news

Who Invented the Internet?

Dancers at a Cinco de Mayo festival at the Mission District, San Francisco, California. (Photo dated 2019.) holidays

Is Cinco de Mayo Mexico's Independence Day?

Aspirin pills.

7 Drugs that Changed the World

Big beaver gnawing on limb at river's edge

6 Animal Species that Mate for Life

Secret Service Agent Listens To Earpiece

Secret Service Code Names of 11 U.S. Presidents

Berries and leaves of the bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) plant. Poisonous plant

7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

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