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…time and the mystery of time! On the back is a mirror. It reflects only the shape of the candle and the watch and nothing else. There is void space on the mirror. That’s because the mirror symbolizes the mystery of the Universe and our ignorance…

…in the beginning of the Romantic Age in English literature. From the mid-18th century to the mid-19th century, Romanticism came into play as the major form of literary expression of the time. The Romantic view emphasized emotion, nature, mysteriousness, and self…

…she married Archibald Christie, but then World War I had broken out. Agatha worked as a nurse in a Red Cross hospital in Torquay at that time and that experience was useful later on. Her first book was published in 1920, The Mysterious…

…, and I'm not at all surprised that there is a mystery behind the shroud. I mean, this is Jesus Christ we are talking about. How could anyone expect the Son of God to be simple and easily understandable? There are also other mysteries surrounding the Life…

…The Ancient Egyptian culture is very unique to me because it’s mysterious in many ways. The way the pyramids were built, the way their religion motivated their architecture, and what they believed in is very interesting and astonishing to me…

…reading mysteries her whole life she developed the skill to write mystery herself. And a 3rd important piece is that during her teenage years she was heavily influenced by Eden Phillpotts, and he lived nearby. She visited him daily and he mentored her…

…Harper Lee's first few pages of To Kill a Mocking Bird create mystery and intrigue. It isn't until after the first few pages that we begin to learn what is actually happening in the story. The first page is much like the first few chapters, they don't…

…<Tab/>The Hound of Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle is filled with a series of mysteries throughout the book. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson take charge to try and solve these mysteries. A friend of Holmes, James Mortimer, enters his…

…influence. Some elements that are typically gothic include ancient prophecies, mystery and suspense, supernatural events, dreams and visions, violence, and a gloomy and desolate setting. Charlotte Bronte, the author of Jane Eyre, was greatly influenced…

…King named the tip, 'The Cape of Good Hope'.         And in 1498 another Portuguese explorer, Vasco da Gama, ful filled the hope of the King and of Prince Henry by finding an all-water route to Asia. Da Gama followed Dias's route around the Cape…