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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Britannica’s Book Bingo

9 Obscure Literary Terms

10 Captivating Contemporary Novels Set in the British Isles

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

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African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

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10 Best Hockey Players of All Time

Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

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10 Failed Doomsday Predictions

July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

Agnes with a lamb near her feet. St. Agnes (Saint Agnes) design drawing for stained glass window by J&R Lamb Studios, ink, mount size 10.5 x 14.5 in.

Roman Catholic Saints

Nostradamus and His Prophecies

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Also Known As	Felix Andrew Alexander Salkey
Born	January 30, 1928 • Colón • Panama
Died	April 28, 1995 (aged 67) • Amherst • Massachusetts • (Died on this day)
Notable Works	“A Quality of Violence” • “Anancy’s Score”

Robert Louis Stevenson

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Rudyard Kipling

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J.R.R. Tolkien

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Salman Rushdie

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Roald Dahl

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Chinua Achebe

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John Boyne

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Penelope Lively

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Rose Tremain

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A.A. Milne

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Claude McKay

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Rumer Godden

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Anita Desai

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Joan Aiken

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Ama Ata Aidoo

Ghanaian writer

Cyprian Ekwensi

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Walter Allen

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Walter de la Mare

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Geoffrey Household

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Dorothy Whipple

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Book Jacket of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by American children's author illustrator Eric Carle (born 1929)

Classic Children’s Books Quiz

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