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The Pit and the Pendulum Summary: Edgar Allan Poe’s Short Story about Psychological Torture

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Isolation and Community in Poe: Comparison and Contrast Between Edgar Allan Poe and John Donne

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For Whom Does Poe's Bell Ring? The Connections Between Edgar Allan Poe and John Donne

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Allegory in Masque of Red Death: Decoding Edgar Allen Poe’s Short Story

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The Masque of the Red Death: Summary of Edgar Allen Poe’s Short Story

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The Ox-bow Incident: Combines Classic Western Formula Fiction with a Classic Greek Style

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The Main Cast of Seven Gables: The Leading Characters in Hawthorne’s Novel

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Characters from Seven Gables: The Ancestors that Set the Scene for Hawthorne’s Story

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Freed from the Father’s Sins: A Summary of Chapters 15-21 of The House of Seven Gables

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Holgrave and Phoebe’s Relationship: A Summary Chapters 12-14 in The House of Seven Gables

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The Affects of Beauty and Goodness: A Summary Chapters 5-11 in The House of Seven Gables

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A Summary of Pyncheon History: A Synopsis of the First Chapters of The House of Seven Gables

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The House of Seven Gables: Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Classic Victorian Gothic Romance

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Allusion and Structure in O. Henry: Literary Technique in Gift of the Magi

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Literary Technique in O. Henry: Point of View and Setting in Gift of the Magi

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Themes in Gift of the Magi: O. Henry’s Story Focuses on Universal Themes

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Biblical Allusions in O. Henry: Christmas Story Full of Religious References

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The Gift of the Magi: Summary of O. Henry’s Famous Short Story

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Short Stories by Louisa May Alcott: The Complete Christmas Collection

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The Quiet Little Woman: A Christmas Story by Louisa May Alcott

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Faulkner – Thematic Questions: Reading Group Guide for William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury

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The Sound and the Fury – Questions: Discuss Writing Technique and Style for this Classic

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The Faces of Love in Faulkner: Love is an Unseen but Important Feature in The Sound and the Fury

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Major Characters in Faulkner: Pivotal Characters in The Sound and the Fury

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Minor Characters in Faulkner: A Summary of the Supporting Cast from The Sound and the Fury

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Sound and Fury: Summary: A Synopsis of William Faulkner’s Masterpiece

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The Tell-Tale Heart: Summary: Edgar Allan Poe's 1843 Short Story about Murder and Insanity

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The Sound and the Fury: Review: An American Classic: William Faulkner’s First Great Novel

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The Black Cat – Summary: A Short Story of Violence, Murder, and Guilt by Edgar Allan Poe

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The Cask of Amontillado – Summary: Edgar Allan Poe’s Short Story about Montresor and Fortunato

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Twain’s Important Characters: from The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

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The Notorious Jumping Frog: of Calaveras County -- A Tall Tale by Mark Twain

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Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Life: Stowe’s Novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin Came Out of Her Character

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Stowe’s Minor Characters: Secondary Characters from Uncle Tom’s Cabin

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Stowe’s Principal Characters: Harriet Beecher Stowe's Important Characters in Uncle Tom's Cabin

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Discussing Uncle Tom’s Cabin: Reading Group Guide for Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Novel

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Stowe’s-Eliza and Uncle Tom: Two Main Characters Character’s from Uncle Tom’s Cabin

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The Magic Garden: by Gene Stratton Porter, Out of Print but Still Worth Reading

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster: An American Classic on Orphanage Life

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