Literature
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The $25,000 Jaw by Richard Connell
“Rather thirsty this morning, eh, Mr. Addicks?” inquired Cowdin, the chief purchasing agent. The “Mister” was said with a long,…
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Terrible Epps by Richard Connell
§1 The blue prints and specifications in the case of Tidbury Epps follow: Age: the early thirties. Status: bachelor. Habitat:…
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Mr. Pottle And The South-Sea Cannibals by Richard Connell
§1 Mr. Pottle was a barber, but also a man of imagination, and as his hands went through their accustomed…
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Shakespeare’s Contemporaries
Shakespearean England was a treasure-trove of historical giants – Elizabeth I, Ben Jonson, the Earl of Essex, Edward Alleyn, John…
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Playing Fast and Loose with Shakespeare’s Name
The Elizabethans cared as little for spelling as they did for the Spanish and nowhere is their comical disregard for…
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Four Periods of Shakespeare’s Life
From Halleck’s New English Literature by Reuben Post Halleck. New York: American Book Company, 1913. We may make another classification from a…
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How Many Plays Did Shakespeare Write?
The general consensus is that Shakespeare wrote thirty-seven plays (see list below). However, no one can know for certain because…
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Shakespeare’s Children
William and Anne Shakespeare had three children. Their first child was Susanna, born a mere six months after the wedding…
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Shakespeare’s Marriage
Recordings in the Episcopal register at Worcester on the dates of November 27 and 28, 1582, reveal that Shakespeare desired…
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Shakespeare’s School Days: What Did Shakespeare Read?
An invaluable work from a celebrated head-master in the early seventeenth century gives us a wealth of information regarding what…
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