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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

9 Obscure Literary Terms

Britannica’s Book Bingo

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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Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics

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

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

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

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

Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration

Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69

Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.

Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

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Born	May 17, 1957 (age 67) • Copenhagen • Denmark
Notable Works	“Borderliners” • “Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow” • “The History of Danish Dreams” • “The Quiet Girl” • “Susan Effect, The” • “The Woman and the Ape”

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Henrik Pontoppidan

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Jens Peter Jacobsen

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Isak Dinesen

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Meïr Aron Goldschmidt

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Gunnar Gunnarsson

Icelandic author

Hans Christian Branner

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Sven Holm

Danish writer

Gustav Wied

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Peter Seeberg

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Herman Bang

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Albert Halper

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Émile Erckmann

French author

Michael Banim

Irish author

John Banim

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Louis-Alexandre Chatrian

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Edith Somerville

Irish writer

Michael Cunningham

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Walter M. Miller, Jr.

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Anzia Yezierska

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