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The Life and Legend of Marie Duplessis

by Kavanagh, Julie

Book - 2013

Did you know the film spectacular spectacular "Moulin Rogue" was loosely based on a real-life courtesan? The son of Alexandre Dumas (of "Th...Show more Did you know the film spectacular spectacular "Moulin Rogue" was loosely based on a real-life courtesan? The son of Alexandre Dumas (of "The Three Musketeers" fame) fell hard for Marie Duplessis before she died of tuberculosis at age 23. Show less

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The Pickwick Papers

by Dickens, Charles

Book - 2011

"The Pickwick Papers" was first published in serial form in 1836. Printed on cheap paper, these serial installments sold for a shilling, the equivalent of over $5 today. "The Pickwick Papers" was first published in serial form in 1836. Printed on cheap paper, these serial installments sold for a shilling, the equivalent of over $5 today. Show less

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Gulliver's Travels

by Swift, Jonathan

Book - 2010

Did you know Jonathan Swift invented the name "Vanessa"? Did you know Jonathan Swift invented the name "Vanessa"? Show less

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Frankenstein

by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft

eBook - 2003

Did you know Lord Byron challenged Mary Shelley to write a gothic ghost story one rainy afternoon? The result? "Frankenstein", an enduring tale of science, madness, and what it means to be human. Did you know Lord Byron challenged Mary Shelley to write a gothic ghost story one rainy afternoon? The result? "Frankenstein", an enduring tale of science, madness, and what it means to be human. Show less

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Peter Pan

by Barrie, J. M.

Book - 1992

J.M. Barrie founded an amateur cricket team in 1890. His teammates included A.A. Milne ("Winnie the Pooh"), Arthur Conan Doyle ("Sherlock H...Show more J.M. Barrie founded an amateur cricket team in 1890. His teammates included A.A. Milne ("Winnie the Pooh"), Arthur Conan Doyle ("Sherlock Holmes"), Rudyard Kipling ("The Jungle Book"), and H. G. Wells ("The War of the Worlds"). Show less

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