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…Cricket on the Hearth 1848 - Dombey and Son published 1850 - David Copperfield published 1853 - Bleak House published 1854 - Hard Times published 1857 - Little Dorrit published 1858 - Dickens and Catherine are legally separated 1859 - A Tale of Two…

…in German. Elie had begun religious studies in classical Hebrew almost as soon as he could speak. Elie’s life centered entirely on his religious studies. He loved the mystical tradition and folk tales of the Hassidic sect of Judaism, to which him and his family…

…of a fairy tale. The mountains swallowed the town. One particular mountain immediately caught my eye. I knew that it had to be the tallest, for it was the only mountain that was still covered in May snow. I later learned that the enormous mountain…

…narrative skills,excellent characterization, and historic detail, Johnson and Wilentz recreate the engaging tale of a hypocritical prophet and his erroneous followers in New York during the eighteen twenties and thirties. The main motif that dominated Matthias’s…

…sins is the right thing to do. These two tales tell of the struggle between good and evil. "The Puritans not only began American literature, but they also helped the growing nation find a voice that has carried throughout history." (Carson…

…), The Two Towers (1954), and The Return of the King (1955). Even though the trilogy brought Tolkien fame, Tolkien continued work on The Silmarillion and other tales and led a quiet life. Tolkien died on September 2, 1973, and The Silmarillion was edited…

…grown up in Ilium, he settles there after fighting in World War II. He also becomes an optometrist, marries, and raises two children in Ilium. Germany is another setting in the book, particularly the city of Dresden. During the war, Billy is sent to Dresden…

…, who is on a journey from his homeland of Troy to Italy, comes across the city Carthage. Instead of noting the differences between the two cultures, Virgil marks the similarities between Aeneas' home and Carthage. Virgil wrote, "Aeneas found, where lately…

…, are the high moments in life, and the valleys are those low and suffering times. Next, you will take a journey to a place called Johannesburg. While reading the pages, begin to envision Johannesburg being a polluted, very unkind, and rushed city…

…Jay Gatsby: Shattered Dreams F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a tragic tale of love distorted by obsession. Finding himself in the city of New York, Jay Gatsby is a loyal and devoted man who…