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…A book of mystery that kept me on the edge of my seat to read on further to the end, The Hound of the Baskervilles starring Sherlock Holmes was wrote by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Dr. Watson, Dr. James Mortimer, and Sir Henry Baskerville were the main…

….         It would also seem, at the same time, that many religions condemn scientific progress out of fear of losing the mystery and magic of their beliefs. The people that follow these religions truly have nothing to fear, because all that science does is bring us…

…” by using emotion, the supernatural and mystery. Emotion played a major role in this period of the romantic writers, such as Hawthorne. In “The Minister’s Black Veil”, Mr. Hooper hid behind a black veil and refused to remove it, even when asked by his fiancée…

…The Mystery of Easter Island Research essay Easter Island is over 2,000 miles from the nearest population center, making it one of the most isolated places on Earth. A triangle of volcanic rock in the South Pacific- it is best known…

…of New York. The first title in his Easy Rawlins mystery series, DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS was released in September 1990 to great critical acclaim. His first non-mystery, a novel about the blues, R.L.'s DREAM, was published by W.W. Norton in August 1995…

…to discover the rules of magic, Rowling includes a mystery for Harry and his new-found friends to solve. A mysterious artifact, the philosopher’s stone, disappeared shortly before an attempt was made to steal it. If it falls into the wrong hands, it could…

…. In Hitchcock’s Rear Window, the protagonist has to solve a murder mystery before the killer leaves his apartment without a trace. Just like in My Man Godfrey, there are few main characters with strong motives and the love plot ties into the mystery. These stories…

…Starry Night Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night is a marvelous painting in which Van Gogh paints a picture that is colorful and descriptive. This painting can be described as mysterious and intriguing. It can signify a variety…

…If you were asked to explain the romantic period, how would you describe it? Beautiful? Lovely? Well to be honest, the romantic period is far from beautiful. It was often times very dark and mysterious. Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne…

…In the novel Montana 1948, by Larry Watson, the theme of racism, and the character Frank Hayden help identify the mystery, and develop the investigation that illuminates the meaning of the work. The mystery of the novel is whether or not Frank Hayden…