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…the Taiping Rebellion, Tan creates high adventure by expertly weaving two distinct plots. Kwan, the eccentric and overly ingenuous older sister, was left behind in China by the sisters' father when she was 5 years old. Upon his death, Kwan comes to America to join…
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…the trial , the Irish setter name got all the credit and respect that it deserved. I thought The story was interesting because I like those kind of adventure stories.…
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…. I think Turtle trusts Taylor and is taking in Taylor as a mother and an authority figure. So far “The Bean Trees” is an fun story to read and understand. In the adventures to come with Taylor and Turtle, I hope to see some wild encountors and maybe…
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…of family problems, Melville sought adventure in life. Melville wandered during his child hood years of his life. He held jobs as a clerk at the New York State Bank in Albany, a farmhand for his Uncle Thomas, and a bookkeeper. As a last reasort Herman signed up…
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…with Bilbo. Gandalf tells Bilbo that he is looking for someone to go on an adventure with him. Bilbo is tempted with the idea of going on a adventure, but declines in the end. After Bilbo's decision Gandalf decides to leave but not before Bilbo invites him…
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adventures through the centuries and his complex relationships with both the mortals and the immortals. In my opinion, Anne Rice had done the best of jobs. The writing and the detailed descriptions, the composing of this novel, had brought out every emotion…
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…The novel Lost Horizon by James Hilton is about 4 people whose plane gets hijacked and their adventures mishaps along the way. The main characters of the novel are Hugh Conway, Captain Charles Mallinson, Charles Bryant, Roberta Binklow…
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…of enemies he had. So he decided to adventure, to fly by the seat of his pants. To make a long story short, he jumped out his 16th story window, and like a deer in headlights he gazed towards the ever nearing cement. Ready to meet his maker.…
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…. By the time Dumas was 35, he had laid the foundations of drama, helped stage a Romantic revolution in theater, and helped create a new kind of Romantic novel. In his book The Three Musketters, he described the adventures of three swashbuckling Frenchmen…
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…of life is disturbed, Grandalf, The spectacular wizard, known by all, and a group of strong-minded, Persistent little Dwarfs whisk Bilbo away on an adventure that he would Never forget. The plot then really comes to life when they plan to raid…
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